Seapower/NOAA
Article Abstract:
The Commerce Dept's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is tasked with forecasting and protecting the oceanic and atmospheric environment within the US. The agency works closely with the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the National Ocean Service, the National Weather Service and the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, which includes the Environmental Research Laboratories. The NOAA has adopted the missions of environmental assessment/prediction and environmental stewardship to continue to fulfill a tradition of scientific service to the public.
Publication Name: Sea Power
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0199-1337
Year: 1999
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Seapower/NOAA
Article Abstract:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which is a federal agency is responsible for predicting and protecting the United States oceanic and atmospheric environment. The mission of the NOAA consists of environmental assessment and prediction and environmental stewardship.
Publication Name: Sea Power
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0199-1337
Year: 2003
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Seapower/NOAA
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A detailed overview of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) missions (environmental assessment/prediction; environmental stewardship; basic research), and a directory of NOAA's fleet of ships and aircraft, are provided.
Publication Name: Sea Power
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0199-1337
Year: 2001
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