The National Ocean Service - NOS
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| Audience/Grade: | College Sophomore-Professional Development |
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Earth Sciences Ocean Engineering |
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Community - General |
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Digital Library for Earth System Education National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Description: | NOS is a scientific and technical organization of 1,700 scientists, natural resource managers, and specialists in many different fields. NOS employees work to preserve and enhance the nation's coastal resources and ecosystems along 95,000 miles of shoreline and 3.5 million square miles of coastal ocean. Its mission is to provide products, services, and information that promote safe navigation, support coastal communities, sustain marine ecosystems, and mitigate coastal hazards. As one of five NOAA Line Offices, NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) works to observe, understand, and manage our nation's coastal and marine resources. NOS measures and predicts coastal and ocean phenomena, protects large areas of the oceans, works to ensure safe navigation, and provides tools and information to protect and restore coastal and marine resources. In providing these services, NOS works closely with its NOAA partners: the National Weather Service, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service, and NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations. Such partnerships are important to achieving a "one NOAA" vision. Partnerships can also bring a broader range of experience, knowledge, and skill to the table—to develop tools and services that benefit a greater number of people and solve complex resource management problems. |
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| Keywords: | Biological oceanography Chemical oceanography Environmental science Physical oceanography |
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| Publication Date: | October 2001 |
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WWW |
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| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.nos.noaa.gov/welcome.html |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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NEEDS
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