Collage depicting fish, ships, satellites, ocean, maps, buoys, sun, hurricanes -- with the NOAA Logo
Thu October 21 2004
Home
Contacts
Media
Disclaimer
Search
People Locator
 
 
 

Site Map
(includes pull-down menu text)

Latest NOAA Advisories
NOAA High Resolution Satellite Images of Storms

  banner - todays weather
 
  banner - about noaa
 


Meet the NOAA Administrator
NOAA Administrator's Speeches

NOAA Leadership
NOAA Strategic Planning
Annual Guidance Memo
FOIA
NOAA History
NOAA Organization Chart
Information Quality
Privacy Policy

 

  banner - opportunities
 
Contracting
Employment
Diversity
Grants
NOAA Rotational Assignment Program

  banner - organization
 
NOAA National Weather Service
NOAA Satellites and Information
NOAA Fisheries
NOAA Ocean Service
NOAA Research
NOAA Marine & Aviation Operations

CIO/HPCC
Education Resources
Education and Sustainable Development
Finance & Administration
General Counsel
International Affairs
Program Planning and Integration
IT Security
Legislative Affairs
 

NOAA Library
NOAA in Your State
Science Advisory Board
Employee Worklife Center
Hydrographic Services Review Panel

 

  banner - public affairs
 
Media Contacts
News Releases
NOAA Background Info
Public Affairs
External Affairs
Story Ideas for Reporters
Webcasts

 


Drifting Iceberg

Visit the NOAA Photo Library and view more than 30,000 images.
 


Click here for Department of Commerce Web site.


 

banner - top story

NOAA image of artist?s rendering of NOAA GOES in a geosynchronous position above the Earth.FUTURE NOAA SPACECRAFT WILL IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF AMERICA'S COASTAL WATERS
Scientists from NOAA, NASA, the Office of Naval Research and academia are looking to use data from a highly advanced imaging device—set to go onboard the next generation of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES-R)—to track red tides, oil spills, upwelling and other U.S. coastal water management issues more effectively. The device, called the Hyperspectral Environment Suite, will be a major imaging instrument on the GOES-R spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch in 2012. HES will include a capability to image all U.S. coastal waters and is expected to provide critical data to resource managers and researchers studying climate, fisheries, coastal ecology and oceanography.
Full Story Inside

banner - other news
NOAA image of NOAA research vessel Hi'ialakai leaving the NOAA Marine Operations Center, Pacific in Seattle, Wash., before the ship was commissioned Sept. 3, 2004. NEW NOAA RESEARCH VESSEL COMPLETES MAIDEN VOYAGE WITH FIVE-WEEK SURVEY OF NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS — The newly commissioned NOAA research vessel Hi'ialakai completed its first mission with a successful, comprehensive, five-week survey of marine ecosystems in the waters of the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve. During the 35-day cruise, 18 researchers conducted assessments, monitoring and mapping operations throughout the waters and reefs within the reserve.
News Story Archive - Home page stories 1999 - Present
NOAA image of NOAA ship naming contest poster. CONTEST TO NAME NOAA'S SHIP FOR OCEAN EXPLORATION;
OCEAN AGENCY PROVIDES DETAILS ON COMPETITION FOR STUDENT TEAMS
— NOAA, in partnership with Coastal America and the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation, provided details on a nationwide contest for teams of students to choose a name for a newly acquired NOAA exploration ship and develop an education project based on a proposed name.

NOAA Magazine - The stories behind the headlines.

POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE HERALD NEW NOAA MARINE AND AVIATION OPERATIONS LEADERSHIP

NOAA image of forecast winter temperatures for the USA. NOAA U.S. WINTER OUTLOOK — NOAA scientists announced that a number of climate conditions will influence the winter weather across the United States from December through February. The NOAA 2004-2005 Winter Outlook calls for above-average temperatures in Alaska, much of the West and the northern and central Great Plains. Below average temperatures are expected across the Gulf Coast states, the Southeast and the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. There are equal chances of warmer, cooler or near-normal temperatures this winter in the Northeast, Midwest and parts of Southwest. AccessNOAA - NOAA Employees Make a Difference
banner - media advisories
NOAA Begins Operational Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast System for Florida, Gulf of Mexico 
Click here for NOAA's weather page.
Weather
Watches, warnings, floods, hurricanes, Weather Radio...
Click here for NOAA's oceans page.
Ocean

Coral reefs, tides, currents, buoys, marine sanctuaries, estuaries, diving, spills
Click here for NOAA's satellites page.
Satellites
Real-time imagery, environmental, geostationary and polar satellites
Click here for NOAA's fisheries page.
Fisheries
Protecting marine mammals, sea turtles, habitats, statistics, economics,
enforcement
Click here for NOAA's climate page.
Climate
El Niño & La Niña, global warming, drought, climate prediction, archived weather data, paleoclimatology

Click here for NOAA's research page.
Research
Environmental labs, air quality, atmospheric processes, climate and
human interactions
Click here for NOAA's coasts page.
Coasts
Coastal services, products, Great Lakes, coastal zone management
Click here for NOAA's charts and navigation page.
Charting & Navigation
Nautical & navigational charts, mapping, remote sensing, safe navigation

picture of a question mark
Question of the Month

How are tropical cyclones different from tornadoes?
NOAA Answers Your
Questions

A new Web site to help you find NOAA information.


banner - in the spotlight
NOAA Strategic Plan, 2005-2010 (PDF)
picture of the aquariusVisit the World's only undersea laboratory - NOAA's AQUARIUS habitat.

Anchored off the coast of Florida, AQUARIUS provides divers with a place to work and live.
NOAA Strategic Plan 2007 Annual Guidance Memorandum
NOAA 2004 Satellite Direct Readout Conference — Miami, Fla., December 6-10
Strategic Plan for the U.S. Integrated Earth Observation System
NOAA: Where Science Creates Value for America (2003 Accomplishments)
NOAA 2005 Budget Request — "Blue Book" Online
NOAA Climate Data at a Glance - Find 108 years of weather data for the U.S.
NOAA Ocean Explorer - Ocean exploration without getting wet!
Search & Rescue Satellite-aided Tracking/Emergency Beacon registration - See how NOAA's SARSAT helps to save mariners, aviators and other people in distress.
NOAA Posts Images Online of Northeast Blackout
Dept. Of Commerce Consistency Appeal of Islander East Pipeline Company (54-page PDF File)
Coastal Zone Management Act Consistency Appeals
  Economic Statistics for NOAA (PDF) — Third Edition 2004
first gov logo links to firstgov web site
banner - now playing
cartoon picture of a video camera

Want to Know About NOAA?You'll need RealPlayer to view this streaming video clip. Click here for video text.

cartoon picture of a video camera
Presidential Visit to NOAA Wells Estuary in Wells, Maine. You'll need RealPlayer to view this streaming video. Click here for video text.
cartoon picture of a video camera
NOAA Launches the First of Four Planned NOAA Fisheries Survey VesselsYou'll need RealPlayer to view this streaming video clip. Read the story.
Publication of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce.
Last Updated: October 19, 2004 2:08 PM
http://www.noaa.gov