Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

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NOAA Research is the research and development arm of NOAA and is responsible for developing products and providing information to support the mission of NOAA and its constituent parts such as the National Weather Service and National Ocean Service.

[edit] What NOAA Research does

NOAA Research's works in partnership with other divisions of NOAA and university partners across the United States to develop advanced technologies, methods of information distribution and cutting edge research to provide a better understanding of the weather and ocean systems of Earth, better weather forecasts and earlier warnings for natural disasters.

The components and programs of NOAA Research are:

• 7 NOAA laboratories
• 11 Joint Institute research partners
• Office of Global Programs
• Climate Observations and Services
• Office of Weather and Air Quality
• Arctic Research Office
• Office of Ocean Exploration
• National Undersea Research Program
• National Sea Grant Program

NOAA Research has three primary research areas: climate, atmosphere and oceans.

[edit] Climate research

NOAA'a research laboratories, Office of Global Programs and research partners conduct research into complex climate systems and how they work. The goal is to improve climate models to facilitate better prediction of short term and long term climate variations.

[edit] Atmospheric research

Research is done on the upper and lower atmospheres as well as the space environment in order to better understand the processes that create weather. This research has led to improved technologies and weather modelling for predicting severe weather.

[edit] Ocean and coastal research

NOAA Research investigates ocean habitats and resources to help manage fisheries, conserve and protect coasts, and advance biotechnology and aquaculture.

[edit] NOAA Research laboratories

The 7 laboratories that are part of NOAA Research are located throughout the United States near their areas of focus.

• Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) - Miami, FL
• Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) - Silver Spring, MD
• Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) - Boulder, CO, formed from the consolidation of:
  • Aeronomy Laboratory (AL)
  • Climate Diagnostics Center (CDC)
  • Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory (CMDL)
  • Environmental Technology Laboratory (ETL)
  • Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL)
• Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) - Princeton, NJ
• Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) - Ann Arbor, MI
• National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) - Norman, OK
• Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) - Seattle, WA and Newport, OR

[edit] Joint Institute research partners

NOAA Research partners with research-oriented universities and institutions to share data and resources to advance the goals of NOAA.

• Cooperative Institute for Arctic Research (CIFAR) - Fairbanks, AK
• Cooperative Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Terrestrial Applications (CIASTA) - Las Vegas/Reno, NV
• Cooperative Institute for Climate Applications and Research (CICAR) - Palisades, NY
• Cooperative Institute for Climate and Ocean Research (CICOR) - Woods Hole, MA
• Cooperative Institute for Climate Science (CICS) - Princeton, NJ
• Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research (CILER) - Ann Arbor, MI
• Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) - Miami, FL
• Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS) - Norman, OK
• Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) - Fort Collins, CO
• Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) - Boulder, CO
• Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR) - Honolulu, HI
• Joint Institute for Marine Observations (JIMO) - La Jolla, CA
• Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) - Seattle, Washington

NPS - National Park Service 
FWS - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
BIA - Bureau of Indian Affairs 
BLM - Bureau of Land Management
MMS - Minerals Management Service
OSM - Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement
USGS - U.S. Geological Survey
BR - Bureau of Reclamation
OIA - Office of Insular Affairs

Extension Service of the USDA
FSA - Farm Service Agency 
FAS - Foreign Agricultural Service 
RMA - Risk Management Agency 
FSIS - Food Safety Inspection Service 
FS - Forest Service 
NRCS - Natural Resources Conservation Service 
RBS - Rural Business-Cooperative Service 
OCD - Office of Community Development 
RHS - Rural Housing Service 
RUS - Rural Utilities Service 
FNS - Food and Nutrition Service 
CNPP - Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion 
AMS - Agricultural Marketing Service 
APHIS - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
GIPSA - Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 
ARS - Agricultural Research Service 
CSREES - Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service 
ERS - Economic Research Service 
NASS - National Agricultural Statistics Service 
ASCS - Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service 

NWS - National Weather Service 
NOS - National Ocean Service 
NGS - National Geodetic Survey 
NESDIS - National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
NMFS - National Marine Fisheries Service 
OAR - Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research 

EERE - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
EIA - Energy Information Administration
FERC - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
BER - Biological and Environmental Research
EM - Office of Environmental Management

[edit] External links

• Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research