National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

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A organizational summary by the ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems class at CSUMB.

Overview

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a United States federal scientific agency within the US Department of Commerce. NOAA carries out a variety of duties that monitor, manage, and protect the nation's oceans, major waterways, and atmosphere. In the California Central Coast Region, NOAA plays a large role in marine management and regulation in conjunction with many cooperating institutions such as Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC Santa Cruz, Moss Landing Marine Labs, and CSUMB [1]

Mission

Legal Status / Authority

Governance

Organizational Structure

The top executive leadership position within NOAA is the Administrator. Benjamin Friedman, U.S. Deputy Under Secretary for Operations, is currently serving as Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Acting Administrator of NOAA.[2]


NOAA operates six major line offices that carry out the majority of its scientific functions, as well as several staff and corporate offices and the NOAA Commissioned Officers Corps. NOAA's major offices include:

  • National Weather Service
  • National Ocean Service
  • National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
  • National Marine Fisheries Service
  • Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
  • Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

Central Coast Context

Example Work / Projects

Related links

References

  1. Reference text https://www.ci.noaa.gov/Locations/California
  2. Reference text https://www.noaa.gov/our-people/leadership/benjamin-friedman

Disclaimer

This page may contain student work completed as part of assigned coursework. It may not be accurate. It does not necessary reflect the opinion or policy of CSUMB, its staff, or students.