Oceanography

www.noaa.gov

One of the primary strategic goals for the Department of Commerce is to "Observe, protect, and manage the Earth's resources to promote environmental stewardship." The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration contributes to this strategic goal through the implementation of their mission to "understand and predict changes in the Earth

www.nodc.noaa.gov

The National Oceanographic Data Center is a national repository and dissemination facility for global oceanographic data which acquires and preserves a historical record of the Earth's changing environment to be used for operational applications and ocean climate research.

NODC is an organization made up of the Oceanographic Data Center, National Coastal Data Development Ce ...