The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is an American scientific and regulatory agency within the United States Department of Commerce that forecasts weather,monitors oceanic and atmospheric conditions,charts the seas,conducts deep sea exploration,and manages fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the U.S. exclusive economic zone.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is the division of the United States' NOAA/National Weather Service responsible for tracking and predicting tropical weather systems between the Prime Meridian and the 140th meridian west poleward to the 30th parallel north in the northeast Pacific Ocean and the 31st parallel north in the northern Atlantic Ocean. The agency,which is co-located with the Miami branch of the National Weather Service,is situated on the campus of Florida International University in Westchester,Florida.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps,known informally as the NOAA Corps,is one of eight federal uniformed services of the United States,and operates under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),a scientific agency overseen by the Department of Commerce. The NOAA Corps is made up of scientifically and technically trained officers. The NOAA Corps and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps are the only U.S. uniformed services that consist only of commissioned officers,with no enlisted or warrant officer ranks. The NOAA Corps' primary mission is to monitor oceanic conditions,support major waterways,and monitor atmospheric conditions.
The Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) is a laboratory in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR). The current director is Dr. Venkatachalam Ramaswamy. It is one of seven NOAA Research Laboratories (RLs).
The Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML),a federal research laboratory,is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR),located in Miami in the United States. AOML's research spans tropical cyclone and hurricanes,coastal ecosystems,oceans and human health,climate studies,global carbon systems,and ocean observations. It is one of seven NOAA Research Laboratories (RLs).
The Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) is a federal laboratory in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR). It is one of seven NOAA Research Laboratories (RLs). The PMEL is split across two sites in the Pacific Northwest,in Seattle,Washington and Newport,Oregon.
Xavier William Proenza was the Southern Region Director of the United States National Weather Service from 1999–2007 and 2007–2013. He was also previously the director of the National Hurricane Center (NHC) from January 4,2007 to July 9,2007.
The Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA) was a United States Federal executive agency created in 1965 as part of a reorganization of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission was to unify and oversee the meteorological,climatological,hydrographic,and geodetic operations of the United States. It operated until 1970,when it was replaced by the new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
NOAAS Thomas Jefferson is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) hydrographic survey vessel in service since 2003. The ship was built for the United States Navy as USNS Littlehales (T-AGS-52) serving as one of two new coastal hydrographic survey vessels from 1992 until transfer to NOAA in 2003 when it was named after Founding Father and third U.S. president,Thomas Jefferson.
USS Pathfinder (AGS-1) was a survey vessel for the United States Navy during World War II. Before and after the war she was USC&GSS Pathfinder (OSS-30) for the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey,named after the USC&GSS Pathfinder (1899-1941) that had surveyed and was lost in the Philippines at Corregidor. Pathfinder ended her service 23 December 1971 as she and the Coast and Geodetic Survey itself had come the National Ocean Survey under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere,or USC(OA),is a high-ranking official in the United States Department of Commerce and the principal advisor to the United States Secretary of Commerce on the environmental and scientific activities of the Department. The Under Secretary is dual hatted as the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Commerce Department.
Jonathan W. Bailey is a retired rear admiral in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps and a former Director,NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and Director,NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations. He was appointed by Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez on October 1,2007,after nomination for the position by President George W. Bush,confirmation by the U.S. Senate,and subsequent promotion by the Secretary to the two-star rank of rear admiral. On August 15,2012,Admiral Bailey was succeeded as Director,NOAA Corps by Rear Admiral Michael S. Devany,and formally retired on September 30,2012.
Vice admiral is a three-star commissioned officer rank in the United States Navy,the United States Coast Guard,the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps,and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps,with the pay grade of O-9. Vice admiral ranks above rear admiral and below admiral. Vice admiral is equivalent to the rank of lieutenant general in the other uniformed services.
The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) coordinates international efforts to build a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). It links existing and planned Earth observation systems and supports the development of new ones in cases of perceived gaps in the supply of environment-related information. It aims to construct a global public infrastructure for Earth observations consisting of a flexible and distributed network of systems and content providers.
Barry Lee Myers is an American attorney and businessman who was the chief executive officer and general counsel for AccuWeather,a privately owned for-profit weather-forecasting company founded by his elder brother,Joel Myers. As an AccuWeather executive,Myers lobbied unsuccessfully to restrict or undermine the National Weather Service,a governmental service which provides free weather forecasting and thus competes with AccuWeather's business model.
Michael S. Devany is a former vice admiral in the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps who last served as the deputy under secretary for operations at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from January 2,2014 to April 2016. He previously served as director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps from August 13,2012 to January 1,2014,succeeding RADM Jonathan W. Bailey. As deputy under secretary for operations,he was NOAA’s chief operating officer. VADM Devany was responsible for the day-to-day management of NOAA’s national and international operations for oceanic and atmospheric services,research,and coastal and marine stewardship. He is a key advisor to the under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere/NOAA administrator on NOAA program and policy issues. Devany was the first NOAA Corps officer to achieve the rank of vice admiral since VADM Henry A. Karo in 1965,and the second NOAA Corps officer overall. Devany retired from NOAA in April 2016 after over 30 years of combined uniformed service.
Timothy Cole Gallaudet is an American oceanographer who is a retired Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. Gallaudet previously served as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere within the U.S. Department of Commerce. In this function,he fulfilled the role of Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) until February 24,2019. He was the longest-tenured Acting Administrator of NOAA in the organization's history at the time he was replaced,but was subsequently surpassed by his successor,Neil Jacobs. Currently,he is the CEO of Ocean STL Consulting,LLC.,and host of The American Blue Economy Podcast.
Michael J. Silah is a retired rear admiral in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps who served as Director,NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps,and Director,NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations.
Diana Hayward Josephson was the first woman to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) when she became the acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in 1993.
Richard William Spinrad is an American oceanographer and government official serving as the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He also concurrently serves as Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
