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International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC)
"...was established in 1965 by the IOC (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission) of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).  ITIC maintains and develops relationships with scientific research and academic organizations, civil defense agencies, and the general public in order to carry out its mission to mitigate the hazards associated with tsunamis by improving tsunami preparedness for all Pacific Ocean nations."

Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
"AOML's mission is to conduct basic and applied research in oceanography, tropical meteorology, atmospheric and oceanic chemistry, and acoustics. The research seeks to understand the physical characteristics and processes of the ocean and the atmosphere, both separately and as a coupled system."

Climate Diagnostics Center (CDC)
Advancing Understanding and Predictions of Climate Variability
NOAA - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)Coastal Services Center

  • Coastal Shoreline Website
     "This website was designed to inform people about the development of the Shoreline Data Content Standard and provide other shoreline information pertaining to the shoreline including: a shoreline bibliography, a glossary of terms, data and maps, and helpful links to other shoreline websites."
Drought Information Center
"It is a roundup of the various NOAA Web sites and information on drought and climate conditions. Some external links are included for your convenience."

estuaries.gov
"The primary function of this Web site is to promote National Estuaries Day and to educate the public on the importance of estuaries and the need to protect them...This is an interagency Web site intended to provide students, educators and the general public with information on a variety of estuarine issues."
- NOAA resource

National Climate Data Center (NCDC)
"NCDC is the world's largest active archive of weather data. NCDC produces numerous climate publications and responds to data requests from all over the world."
Sections include: Locate NCDC Products by ; Online Store ; Browse by Data Type: Satellite, Climate, Paleoclimate, Radar ; Discover Information About Climate: Research, Monitoring, Extremes & Events.

  • Climate Monitoring
    Reports and Products
    Sections include: State of the Climate ; Annual Climate Assessment Reports ; U.S. Temperature and Precipitation ; Global Products ; Drought Monitoring ; Snow Data ; Other Products.
  • World Data Center for Meteorology
    "...acquires, catalogues, and archives data and makes them available to requesters in the international scientific community. Data are exchanged with counterparts, WDC for Meteorology, Obninsk and WDC for Meteorology, Beijing as necessary to improve access."
  • Paleoclimatology Program

National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)
"...NESDIS acquires and manages the Nation's operational environmental satellites, provides data and information services, and conducts related research."

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (NOAA Fisheries)

National Oceanographic Data Center

National Virtual Data Centers

  • National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)

    • Marine Geology & Geophysics
      "...compiles and maintains extensive databases in both coastal and open ocean areas. Key data types include bathymetry and gridded relief, trackline geophysics (gravity, magnetics, seismic reflection), sediment thickness, data from ocean drilling and seafloor sediment and rock samples, digital coastlines, and data from the Great Lakes. In addition to operating the collocated World Data Center for Marine Geology & Geophysics, Boulder, part of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) World Data Center system, NGDC also operates the International Hydrographic Organization Data Center for Digital Bathymetry (IHO DCDB) on behalf of the Member Nations of the International Hydrographic Organization."
      National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Center for Marine Geology & Geophysics, Boulder

    • Paleoclimatology Program

National Weather Service (NWS)

  • Climate Prediction Center
    • U.S. Climate Data & Maps
      "The CPC collects and produces daily and monthly data, time series, and maps for various climate parameters, such as precipitation, temperature, snow cover, and degree days."
  • International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC)
    "...was established in 1965 by the IOC (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission) of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).  ITIC maintains and develops relationships with scientific research and academic organizations, civil defense agencies, and the general public in order to carry out its mission to mitigate the hazards associated with tsunamis by improving tsunami preparedness for all Pacific Ocean nations."
  • National Hurricane Center / Tropical Prediction Center
    "...maintains a continuous watch on tropical cyclones over the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Eastern Pacific from 15 May through November 30. The Center prepares and distributes hurricane watches and warnings for the general public, and also prepares and distributes marine and military advisories for other users."
    Sections include: Active Tropical Systems ; Storm Info ; Analysis and Forecasting ; Learn About Hurricanes ; Hurricane History
  • Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services
    • Natural Hazard Statistics
      "...provide statistical information on fatalities, injuries and damages caused by weather related hazards. These statistics are compiled by the Office of Services and the National Climatic Data Center from information contained in Storm Data, a report comprising data from NWS forecast offices in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands."
  • The Weather Calculator
    Sections include: Temperature Conversions ; Moisture Conversions ; Pressure Conversions ; Wind Conversions ; Misc.
    By Tim Brice and Todd Hall
  • Western Region Headquarters

Ocean Explorer
"The site will provide a platform to follow ocean explorations in near real-time, learn about ocean exploration technologies, observe remote marine flora and fauna in the multimedia gallery, review NOAA's 200-year history of ocean exploration, and discover additional NOAA resources in a virtual library. The site will offer several categories of content. In Explorations, visitors can follow a series of featured NOAA ocean expeditions that will describe a rich array of exploration activities. Projects will provide information on related exploration activities and events. The Gallery will provide a colorful offering of images, audio and video. The Technology section will offer photos and descriptions of the various technologies used in ocean exploration. In the History pages, you can trace NOAA's 200-year history of ocean exploration and that of its forerunners. Visitors will be able to locate additional information and reference material regarding NOAA ocean exploration in the Library. The Calendar provides a schedule and brief descriptions of ocean explorations and events."

Ocean Remote Sensing Division
  • Satellite Research Group
    "...uses data from various environmental satellites in studies of seasonal to interannual climate variability. Topic areas of interest include studies of air-sea interaction including transfers of heat, momentum, and water; studies of the global hydrological cycle including water vapor and precipitation; studies of the Earth's radiation budget; and real-time monitoring of the El NiÒo/La NiÒa oscillation using satellite data."
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
  • Aeronomy Laboratory
    • PALMS - Particle Analysis by Laser Mass Spectrometry
      "This web site is intended to familiarize people with the Aeronomy Lab's PALMS instrument, and to provide a convenient way to interactively display data and foster more collaboration on data analysis from this rich and unique data set...The PALMS instrument is a laser ionization mass spectrometer which makes in-situ measurements of the chemical composition of individual aerosol particles"
      NOAA Aeronomy Laboratory, Meteorological Chemistry Group

Office of Protected Resources

Paleoclimatology Program

Satellites
Includes latest satellite imagery

Space Environment Center (SEC)

  • SEC Data Library
    "...provides a wide variety of near-real-time and recent Space Weather data online through its Web and FTP sites."
    Groupings include: Solar ; Interplanetary ; Geomagnetic ; Near-Earth
Stratospheric Ozone
Monitoring and Research in NOAA
"NOAA's Aeronomy Laboratory, Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory, Climate Prediction Center and the National Climatic Data Center are actively involved in monitoring and research, which enhances the scientific understanding of ozone and the processes affecting its concentration in the stratosphere. This site provides information on these NOAA organizations, links to current and historical stratospheric ozone and climate data as well as information on the science of ozone."

Turtles
Sections include: Hot Topics ; Turtle Photos ; Turtle Articles ; Organizations.

Weather

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