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Topic: Measurements and observations

Photo showing NOAA Affiliates Dr. Elizabeth Steffen (left) and Marine Tech Elizabeth Ricci (right) deploy a Deep Sounding Oceanographic Lagrangian Observer (SOLO) Argo float from the R/V Kaʻimikai-O-Kanaloa in 2018.

Biden-Harris Administration invests $2.7 million to improve ocean observations with new robotic floats through Investing in America agenda

April 10, 2024

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

measurements and observations

Earth observations

Photo showing NOAA Affiliates Dr. Elizabeth Steffen (left) and Marine Tech Elizabeth Ricci (right) deploy a Deep Sounding Oceanographic Lagrangian Observer (SOLO) Argo float from the R/V Kaʻimikai-O-Kanaloa in 2018.

A GeoColor image of the U.S. from NOAA's GOES-16 satellite on July 18, 2023.

Biden-Harris Administration announces up to $7 million through Investing in America agenda to improve weather predictions

July 27, 2023

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Inflation Reduction Act

extreme weather

measurements and observations

A GeoColor image of the U.S. from NOAA's GOES-16 satellite on July 18, 2023.

Moored buoy collecting atmospheric and oceanic data in the tropical pacific to improve our understanding of climate and weather.

Global ocean observing for Earth Day

April 21, 2023

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measurements and observations

Moored buoy collecting atmospheric and oceanic data in the tropical pacific to improve our understanding of climate and weather.

Air samples from NOAA's Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii provide important data for climate scientists around the world. On Thursday, NOAA announced that analysis of data from their global sampling network showed that levels of the potent greenhouse gas methane recorded the largest annual increase ever observed in 2021, while carbon dioxide continued to increase at historically high rates.

Having dodged lava flows, NOAA's Mauna Loa research facility to get upgrades

February 6, 2023

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Air samples from NOAA's Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii provide important data for climate scientists around the world. On Thursday, NOAA announced that analysis of data from their global sampling network showed that levels of the potent greenhouse gas methane recorded the largest annual increase ever observed in 2021, while carbon dioxide continued to increase at historically high rates.

Image of a Wooden ruler placed against a generic land map. On New Year's Eve 2022, NOAA and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will retire the U.S. survey foot and replace it with the international foot.

Thinking on our feet: December 31 marks the end of the U.S. survey foot

December 29, 2022

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measurements and observations

Image of a Wooden ruler placed against a generic land map. On New Year's Eve 2022, NOAA and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will retire the U.S. survey foot and replace it with the international foot.

A rectangular tube is attached to the banister of a deck on a building. The deck overlooks mountains with some snow cover and a two lane road. Cloud cover is below the deck height, down in the valleys.

University of Hawaii, NOAA to gather climate change data following Mauna Loa eruption

December 16, 2022

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measurements and observations

A rectangular tube is attached to the banister of a deck on a building. The deck overlooks mountains with some snow cover and a two lane road. Cloud cover is below the deck height, down in the valleys.

A screenshot of the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal homepage.

Regional Ocean Partnerships

May 24, 2022

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

coastal communities

measurements and observations

A screenshot of the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal homepage.

technicians workin on a TAO buoy on the open sea with an approaching ship in the distance

Ocean and coastal observing systems - National Weather Service

May 24, 2022

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

measurements and observations

El Nino, La Nina, ENSO

technicians workin on a TAO buoy on the open sea with an approaching ship in the distance

A NOAA ocean glider, seen in waters off the coast of Puerto Rico in July 2018. These robotic, unmanned gliders are equipped with sensors to measure the salt content (salinity) and temperature as they move through the ocean at different depths. The gliders, which can operate in hurricane conditions, collect data during dives down to a half mile below the sea surface, and transmit the data to satellites when they surface.

New NOAA report shows U.S. ocean enterprise sector grew 60 percent since 2015

December 7, 2021

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measurements and observations

A NOAA ocean glider, seen in waters off the coast of Puerto Rico in July 2018. These robotic, unmanned gliders are equipped with sensors to measure the salt content (salinity) and temperature as they move through the ocean at different depths. The gliders, which can operate in hurricane conditions, collect data during dives down to a half mile below the sea surface, and transmit the data to satellites when they surface.

A joint deployment of an environmental sensor processor off the Washington coast by NOAA and the Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems, one of the certified IOOS regional associations. The sensor has a special sampling package on board designed to detect early signs of harmful algal blooms (HABs).

NOAA awards $41 million for ocean observing

September 14, 2021

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measurements and observations

A joint deployment of an environmental sensor processor off the Washington coast by NOAA and the Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems, one of the certified IOOS regional associations. The sensor has a special sampling package on board designed to detect early signs of harmful algal blooms (HABs).

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