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NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) NGDA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Office of Coast Survey (OCS) has been involved in the development of a NOAA Electronic Navigational Chart (NOAA ENC) suite to support the marine transportation... -
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The NOAA NCEI Global Marine Microplastics Data Collection (1972-present)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Microplastics (i.e., plastics measuring less than 5mm) pollution is a growing problem affecting coastal communities, marine ecosystems, aquatic life, and human... -
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NOAA Raster Navigational Charts (RNC) NGDA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAA, National Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey, Marine Chart Division is responsible to build and maintain a suite of more than 1000 nautical charts that are... -
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NOAA Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) Network NGDA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The National Geodetic Survey (NGS), an office of NOAA's National Ocean Service, manages a network of Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) that provide... -
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Observations of Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Occurrences from the NOAA National Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Database, 1842-Present, version 20250903-0 (NCEI Accession 0145037)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAAâs Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) compiles a national database of the known locations of deep-sea corals and sponges in U.S.... -
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WaveWatch III (WW3) Global Wave Model
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Through a collaborative effort with NOAA/NCEP and NWS Honolulu, the University of Hawaii has implemented a global-scale WaveWatch III (WW3) 7-day model with a 5-day... -
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World Ocean Atlas 2023
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
World Ocean Atlas 2023 (WOA23) is a set of objectively analyzed (one degree grid and quarter degree grid) climatological fields of in situ temperature, salinity,... -
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Sea Level Trends: Sea Level Variations of the United States Derived from National Water Level Observation Network Stations NGDA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Water level records are a combination of the fluctuations of the ocean and the vertical land motion at the location of the station. Monthly mean sea level (MSL)... -
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Meteorological Data (including visibility)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The National Ocean Service (NOS) maintains a long-term database containing data from active and historic stations installed all over the United States and U.S.... -
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Quality-controlled sea surface marine physical, meteorological and other in situ measurements from the NCEI Surface Underway Marine Database (NCEI-SUMD)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This collection contains global in-situ sea surface underway measurements from the NOAA NCEI Surface Underway Marine Database (NCEI-SUMD, formerly the NCEI... -
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BlueTopo
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
BlueTopo is a compilation of the nation's best available bathymetric data. Created as part of the NOAA Office of Coast Survey's nautical charting mission and its... -
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Marine Mammal Food Habits Reference Collection, 1995-2018
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Marine Mammal Laboratory (MML) Food Habits Reference Collection, containing over 1000 specimens of cephalopod beaks and fish bones and otoliths, is used to... -
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Maritime Limits and Boundaries of United States of America NGDA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAA is responsible for depicting on its nautical charts the limits of the 12 nautical mile Territorial Sea, 24 nautical mile Contiguous Zone, and 200 nautical mile... -
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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Reef Fish, including Benthic Estimate Data of the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The stationary point count (SPC) method is used to conduct reef fish surveys in the Hawaiian and Mariana Archipelagos, American Samoa, and the Pacific Remote Island... -
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NOAA/NCEP Global Forecast System (GFS) Atmospheric Model: Pacific
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Global Forecast System (GFS) numerical weather... -
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Multibeam Bathymetry Database (MBBDB) NGDA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Originally designed for military use, the multibeam echosounder has proved very useful for nautical charting, oceanographic research and modeling, habitat... -
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Full resolution and low resolution real-time physical trajectory profile data from gliders submitted to NCEI by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center (NGDAC) from 2009-05-17 to present
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This collection includes full resolution and low resolution real-time physical trajectory profile data from gliders deployed by various institutions in seas world-... -
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Sea Scallop Survey
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The standardized NEFSC Sea Scallop Survey began in 1980 and has covered an area from Cape Hatteras to Georges Bank. The survey aims to determine the distribution and... -
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NOS Hydrographic Surveys Collection NGDA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has the statutory mandate to collect hydrographic data in support of nautical chart compilation for safe... -
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Meteorological and oceanographic data collected from the National Data Buoy Center Coastal-Marine Automated Network (C-MAN) and moored (weather) buoys
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) established the Coastal-Marine Automated Network (C-MAN) for the National Weather Service in the early 1980's. NDBC has installed...
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