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

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Cove Point Lighthouse
1985 color photograph of light on Cove Point, Chesapeake Bay, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/htmls/line0662.htm
Top/Arts/Architecture/Building_Types/Lighthouses/North_America/United_States/Maryland

NOAA Photo Library
Searchable photography collection focusing on the environment in the United States.
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/
Top/Arts/Photography/Reference/Collections

NOAA 's Aquaculture Information Center
Aquaculture information and resources, bibliographies, and US federal programs in aquaculture.
http://www.lib.noaa.gov/docaqua/frontpage.htm
Top/Business/Agriculture_and_Forestry/Aquaculture/News_and_Media

National Marine Fisheries Service: Alaska Region
Reports, information, and statistics concerning the Alaskan fisheries industry..
http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/
Top/Business/Food_and_Related_Products/Meat_and_Seafood/Seafood/Commercial_Harvesting

Office of Industry and Trade
Division of the U.S. Government's National Marine Fisheries Service that provides U.S. exporters with: market information, fisheries trade statistics, trade leads, export related information, trade dispute resolution in sanitary and phytosanitary issues,
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/PartnershipsCommunications/tradecommercial/
Top/Business/International_Business_and_Trade/Import_and_Export/Resources

Office of Radio Frequency Management (ORFM)
Represents the Department of Commerce (DOC) and its various elements in several fora. Includes an overview of services and software tools.
http://www.orfm.noaa.gov/
Top/Business/Telecommunications/Regulation/Agencies/United_States

National Data Buoy Center
NWS forecasters need frequent, high-quality marine observations to diagnose conditions before they prepare forecasts and to be sure their forecasts are correct. NDBC provides hourly observations from a network of about 60 buoys and 60 C-MAN stations to h
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov
Top/Business/Transportation_and_Logistics/Maritime/Services/Marine_Weather_Services

National Hurricane Center
The Tropical Prediction Center.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Top/Business/Transportation_and_Logistics/Maritime/Services/Marine_Weather_Services

NCEP Regional Spectral Model
Limited-area atmospheric model using spectral method for computation, written in Fortran 77.
http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/mmb/RSM/
Top/Computers/Programming/Languages/Fortran/Source_Code/Physics

Eta
Weather forecasting code in Fortran 90. Source code can be requested from the site.
http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/mmb/wrkstn_eta/
Top/Computers/Programming/Languages/Fortran/Source_Code/Physics