Marine Research Organization Links

Japan Marine and Ocean Research Organizations

• Japan Ocean Data Center (JODC)
• Maritime Safety Agency(MSA)
• Japan Meteorological Agency(JMA)
• Fisheries Agency
• Ministry of Education
• Ministry of Construction
• Ministry of Transport
• Ministry of International Trade and Industry
• Science and Technology Agency
• Environment Agency
• Defense Agency
• Universities
• Fisheries Experimental Stations
• Corporation
• Ocean Research Institute - University of Tokyo.

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National Oceanagraphic and Atmospheric Association Web Sites and Related Links

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• Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
• Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory
• CoastWatch Program
• Environmental Research Laboratories (3) - a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
• Forecast Systems Laboratory (3)
• GCDIS - Global Change Data and Information System - make it as easy as possible for researchers and others to access and use global change data and information
• Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (2)
• Geostationary Satellite Server - real-time satellite images, weather tracking, hurricanes, tropical storms.
• Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory - GLERL's Mission is to conduct integrated interdisciplinary environmental research in support of resource management and environmental services in coastal and estuarine waters, with a special emphasis on the Great Lakes.
• Information Processing Division - IPD processes data from NOAA's Polar and Geostationary satellites, producing meteorological, environmental, and climatic products for a host of users worldwide.
• National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
• National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) - premier source of buoy-measured environmental, meterological and oceanographic data
• National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) (6)
• National Geodetic Survey - responsible for developing and maintaining the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS).
• National Hurricane Center Tropical Prediction Center - maintains a continuous watch on tropical cyclones over the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Eastern Pacific from May 15 through November 30, and issues watches, warnings, forecasts, and analyses of hazardous weather conditions in the tropics.
• National Ice Center - to provide worldwide operational sea ice analyses and forecasts for the armed forces of the U. S. and allied nations, for the Departments of Commerce and Transportation, and other U. S. Government and international. agencies, and for the civil sector.
• National Marine Fisheries Service (9)
• National Ocean Service (2)
• National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) Home Page
• National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center - NOHRSC - maps snow cover for the US and Canada during the snow season. Satellite images, temperature maps and hydrologic models are available in near real-time.
• National Weather Service (92)
• NOAA
• NOAA Central Library
• NOAA Coastal Services Center (2)
• NOAA CoastWatch Northeast Node - real-time satellite ocean imagery, education, disaster preparedness, Java image viewing.
• NOAA Diving Program (NDP) - responsible for overseeing and managing all NOAA diving personnel, equipment, and activities and ensuring that all diving is performed in a safe and efficient manner.
• NOAA ESDIM Home Page
• NOAA Geosciences Laboratory (1)
• NOAA High Performance Computing and Communications
• NOAA History - stories, poems, art, and biographies from the United States' oldest science agency.
• NOAA Network Information Center - provides Internet services to the NOAA community
• NOAA Photo Library Collection - extensive on-line collection of over 5,000 public domain photographs and images from the early 1800's to the present.
• NOAA Satellite Ocean Remote Sensing - describes the projects underway to study the ocean environment with various orbiting platforms.
• NOAA Western Regional Center
• Northwest Fisheries Science Center - responsible for providing scientific and technical support for the management, conservation, and development of the Pacific Northwest region's anadromous and marine fishery resources.
• Office of Administration's Resource Development Center - Vacancy Announcements, NOAA Diversity Plan, NOAA Organizational Directory, NOAA Administrative Orders (soon)
• Office of Global Programs - leads the NOAA Climate and Global Change (C&GC) Program conducting scientific research aimed at understanding climate variability and its predictability.
• Office of NOAA Corps Operations - operates and maintains the largest fleet of research and survey ships operated by a Federal agency.
• Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
• Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution - OSDPD processes data from NOAA's Polar and Geostationary satellites, producing meteorological, environmental, and climatic products for a host of users worldwide.
• ORCA Internet Information Service - Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment (ORCA), National Ocean Service (NOS), NOAA
• Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL)
• Shipboard Environmental (Data) Aquisition System - SEAS was developed to report meteorological and oceanographic data back to the US in real- time. This page provides information about the SEAS program.
• Space Environment Laboratory (SEL) (1)
• West Coast & Polar Regions Undersea Research Center - the principle concern of WC & PRURC is to facilitate undersea research programs along the West Coast and in Arctic and Antarctic regions.

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• Irish Marine Institute - national agency for marine research and development, creation of employment, and protection of the environment.
• Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI) - protects Florida's marine resources. Includes information on manatees, sea turtles, right whales, fish, corals, sea grass, and red tide.
• National Centre for Marine Research (Greece) - governmental research institution promoting basic research in all fields of the aquatic environment.
• Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation - seal, dolphin, and sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation in the Long Island area, plus marine research and education programs.
• Stockholm Marine Research Centre (SMF) - resource for research, education, monitoring and information about the Baltic sea in Sweden.
• Kristineberg Marine Research Station - provides information about facilities and resources at the station. Application for guest scientists available.

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