NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Description: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere. It plays several distinct roles within the Department of Commerce.

Keywords: coastal and marine ecosystems, fisheries, climate, el niño, data and forecasts for weather and water cycle events, including storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts, floods, commerce, transportation, research, nautical charts, air quality, fire weather, diving, satellites, coral reef, whales, turtles, tsunamis, volcanoes

Noaa.gov has 1,418 URLs listed in 1,257 Dmoz categories.

NOAA Marine Observation Backbone
Portal maintained National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) locate and identify, and provide links to line offices and their observing systems.
http://mob.ndbc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/mob.cgi
Top/News/Weather/Marine

NOAA: Current UV Index Forecast
US map showing stratosphere UV intensity. Compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/stratosphere/uv_index/uv_current_map.shtml
Top/News/Weather/UV_Index

Photos
A few photos.
http://www.cmdl.noaa.gov/aero/about/sheridan/Aircraft_photos.html
Top/Recreation/Aviation/Aircraft/Fixed_Wing/Lockheed/WP-3D_Orion

NOAA's "Hurricane Hunter" Aircraft
Press release describing the duties of hurricane hunter aircraft.
http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/grounders/hurricanehunters.html
Top/Recreation/Aviation/Aircraft/Fixed_Wing/Lockheed/WP-3D_Orion

WP-3D aircraft
The P-3 variation used by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/aircraft.html
Top/Recreation/Aviation/Aircraft/Fixed_Wing/Lockheed/WP-3D_Orion

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA. Pages include weather forecasts, warnings, and meteorological products for forecasting the weather.
http://weather.noaa.gov/
Top/Recreation/Aviation/Aircraft/Soaring/Weather

Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
The OMAO fleet supports a wide range of marine activities, including fisheries research, nautical charting/mapping, and long-range ocean and climate studies.
http://www.omao.noaa.gov/
Top/Recreation/Aviation/Aircraft/Soaring/Weather

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center
Forecasts, and information about rivers in the Colorado and eastern Great basins.
http://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/
Top/Recreation/Boating/Paddling/Gauges

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Official site of CINMS. Information, maps, photos on the Channel Islands.
http://www.cinms.nos.noaa.gov/
Top/Recreation/Outdoors/Scuba_Diving/Regional/North_America/United_States/California

Marine Weather - NWS Los Angeles Area
National Weather Service's site collecting coastal and offshore marine forecasts, buoy reports, tide tables, and swell and wave models for Los Angeles Area and Southern California coast.
http://www.nwsla.noaa.gov/marine.html
Top/Recreation/Outdoors/Scuba_Diving/Regional/North_America/United_States/California