NOAA
Federal weather bureau
NOAA is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a U.S. federal agency that monitors weather, oceans, and climate.
It operates the National Weather Service and issues forecasts, storm warnings, and climate data: NOAA issued a hurricane watch for the Gulf Coast.
Pronounced as two syllables: NO-uh.
Estimating future conditions
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- tornadoViolent rotating windstorm
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- dopplerFrequency change from motion
radar · satellite · warnings · alerts · advisories · cyclone · fronts · precipitation
Fish-harvesting operations
- marine sanctuariesProtected ocean conservation areas
- coral reefsCalcium carbonate marine structures
- tide predictionsScheduled sea level changes
- nautical chartsMaps for sea navigation
bathymetry · currents · salinity · coastal · hydrographic · buoys · tsunami · ocean acidification
Rising planetary temperatures
- sea level riseIncreasing ocean surface height
- carbon cycleBiogeochemical element circulation process
- greenhouse effectAtmospheric heat retention mechanism
- emissionsSubstances released into air
temperature records · ice cores · paleoclimate · climate models · atmospheric · monitoring · anomalies · trends
Divided governmental authority
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- governmentAuthority over a state
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
regulation · policy · compliance · coordination · management · service · public · official
Facts for analysis
- surveysSystematic information gathering
- expeditionsOrganized journeys for exploration
- research vesselsShips for scientific investigation
- laboratoriesFacilities for scientific investigation
science centers · publications · observations · modeling · assessment · peer-reviewed · datasets · archives
Vivid descriptive language
- geostationaryFixed above one point
- remote sensingGathering data without contact
- data collectionSystematic accumulation of facts
- environmental monitoringObserving natural systems systematically
orbit · instrumentation · sensors · telemetry · ground stations · real-time · launch · mission
forecasting
Estimating future conditions
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- tornadoViolent rotating windstorm
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
doppler · radar · satellite · warnings · alerts · advisories · cyclone · fronts · precipitation · thunderstorm
fisheries
Fish-harvesting operations
- marine sanctuariesProtected ocean conservation areas
- coral reefsCalcium carbonate marine structures
- tide predictionsScheduled sea level changes
nautical charts · bathymetry · currents · salinity · coastal · hydrographic · buoys · tsunami · ocean acidification · dead zones
global warming
Rising planetary temperatures
- sea level riseIncreasing ocean surface height
- carbon cycleBiogeochemical element circulation process
- greenhouse effectAtmospheric heat retention mechanism
emissions · temperature records · ice cores · paleoclimate · climate models · atmospheric · monitoring · anomalies · trends · baseline
federal
Divided governmental authority
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- governmentAuthority over a state
oversight · regulation · policy · compliance · coordination · management · service · public · official · executive
data
Facts for analysis
- surveysSystematic information gathering
- expeditionsOrganized journeys for exploration
- research vesselsShips for scientific investigation
laboratories · science centers · publications · observations · modeling · assessment · peer-reviewed · datasets · archives · collaboration
imagery
Vivid descriptive language
- geostationaryFixed above one point
- remote sensingGathering data without contact
- data collectionSystematic accumulation of facts
environmental monitoring · orbit · instrumentation · sensors · telemetry · ground stations · real-time · launch · mission
- federal servicesSocial Security, Medicare, IRS, USPS, postal service
- federal agenciesFBI, CIA, EPA, IRS, CDC
- government agenciesFBI, CIA, NASA, IRS, EPA
- maritime groupsport authority, coastguard, navy, merchant marine, shipping company
- Policyeconomic policy, public policy, energy policy, tax policy, domestic policy
- Research Institutionsresearch institute, research university, learned society, research hospital, NIH
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