Humpback Whales in Alaska
Beluga Whales swimming under the ice
The NOAA "Miss Piggy" Lockheed WP-3D Orion Research Aircraft - credit NOAA
Sunset at Pensacola Beach, Florida - credit NOAA
Saddleback or Short-Beaked Common Dolphin jumps out of the water - credit NOAA
A Great Blue Heron feeds in the marshy wetlands - credit NOAA
Whale splashes its Fluke in a Marine Protected Area - credit NOAA
Iceberg melting as Arctic temperatures become warmer - credit NOAA
View from Ørnfløya, Norway
Bottlenose Dolphins riding the bow wave of the NOAA Ship RUDE on the Louisiana Gulf Coast - credit Commander Grady Tuell, NOAA Corps
An Osprey returns to its nest after Fishing
A Southern Resident Killer Whale surfaces - credit NOAA
NOAA "Gonzo" Gulfstream IV-SP (G-IV) hurricane hunting plane parked at the Aircraft Operations Center - Tampa, Florida - credit NOAA
The NOAA flag hanging in Hangar 5 at MacDill AFB home to NOAA's (AOC) - credit Lindsay Knippenberg, NOAA, OESD
NOAA N-Prime Advanced Television Infrared Observational Satellite at Lockheed Martin Space Systems - Sunnyvale, California - credit NOAA
Coulman Island with clouds forming at the top edge - Ross Sea, Antarctica - credit Dr. Michael Van Woert, NOAA, NESDIS, ORA
One of NOAA's Large Survey Platforms the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson at Sea is tasked with updating nautical charts - credit NOAA
White Tern also called Fairy Tern, in flight. - Laysan Island, Hawaii - credit Dr. James P. McVey, NOAA Sea Grant Program
Pacific Ocean waves lapping against the jagged Oregon Coast - credit NOAA
NOAA Ship Pisces at sea with highly advanced & stealthy quiet features that allows it to collect data with minimal impact on sea life - credit NOAA
A Wandering Albatross that has the largest wingspan of any bird takes flight - Southern Ocean, Drake Passage - credit Lt Liz Crapo, NOAA Corps
Blacktip reef shark swimming across the coral reef - Mariana Islands, Guam - credit David Burdick, NOAA
The largest vessel in the NOAA fleet NOAA Ship Ronald H.Brown travels worldwide to increase our understanding of the world's oceans & climate
An endangered Loggerhead Turtle swimming in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of Mexico - credit NOAA
Summit area of the lava dome of Augustine Volcano on Augustine Island - Cook Inlet, Alaska - credit Kristi L. Wallace, USGS
NOAA Ship Ka'imimoana or "Ocean Seeker" in Hawaiian which is the only NOAA ship dedicated solely to TAO climate research - credit NOAA
A school of endangered Sockeye Salmon swimming at Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska - credit NPS
The CIOERT / NOAA deep sea submersible Johnson-Sea-Link being deployed from the ship R/V Seaward Johnson - credit NOAA, CIOERT
A Hurricane being monitored by the National Weather Service's AHPS that helps to protect the nation from the dangers of flooding - credit NOAA
Dark skies looming over the NSSL / CIMMS operated Phased Array Radar that was adapted from Military use for weather forecasting - Norman, Ok
An area erupts near the sumit of West Mata Volcano which is the deepest known underwater volcano - Lau Oceanic Basin - credit NOAA
Snow covered Mount Saint Elias which is the 3rd highest mountain peak in North America - Icy Bay, Alaska - credit David Sinson, NOAA, OCS
The US Coast Guard doing a helicopter rescue drill with NOAA ship Oscar Dyson from a Base in Kodiak, AK - credit Ltjg Faith Opatrny, NOAA Corps
Scenic view of Big Sur coastline looking north to Bixby Bridge - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA - credit Robert Schwemmer, CINMS
Space weather forecasters examine data at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center - Boulder, Colorado - credit NOAA
Arctic Wolves together in a pack and nicely camouflaged for the winter - credit Dr. L. David Mech, USGS
The NOAA Rockwell Aero Commander is a Multi-Purpose Survey Platform configured to conduct a variety of remote sensing missions - credit NOAA
A pair of endangered Grizzly Bear cubs play together in a field - Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska - credit Steve Hillebrand, USFWS
Polar Bear running on the Ice - Beaufort Sea, Alaska - credit Captain Edward "Budd" Christman, NOAA Corps
NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada operating in the Pacific Ocean will help scientists gain insight into the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem
A herd of Wild Horses make thier way across the sand dunes - Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland / Virginia - credit NPS
A Tufted Puffin displaying its breeding plumage on a coastal cliff - Pribilof Islands, St. Paul, Alaska - credit Allen Shimada, NOAA, NMFS, OST
Known for being explosive jumpers, these Pacific White-Sided Dolphins leap out of the water - California - credit Robert Schwemmer, NOAA, CINMS
Yellow Stony Coral and pink Octocoral Candidella teeming with Brittle Stars - New England Seamount Chain - credit Dr. Les Watling, NOAA, OER
Humpback Whale in the singing position - Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary - credit Dr. Louis M. Herman, NOAA
CDR Marc Pickett & Lt Mark Sramek free a Hawaiian Monk Seal at French Frigate Shoals - NWHI, during a marine debris survey & removal cruise
Aurora - Meteor Lake - North Pole, Alaska
Mount Krenitsyn - Onekotan Island, Russia - credit Dr. Igor Smolyar, NOAA, NODC
Gaea NOAA Supercomputer - credit NCRC, NOAA
Hawaiian Monk Seal swims in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument - Hawaii - credit NOAA
Rocky Mountain snow survey from NOAA aircraft - Colorado - credit Sean Linehan, NOAA NOS/NGS
Elwha River - Olympic National Park, Washington State - credit NWFSC, NOAA
Mt. Baker - Glacier, Washington State
Dry Tortugas National Park & Barrier Reef - Florida Keys - credit NOAA
Nihoa Island, also known as Bird Island or Moku Manu is part of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve - credit NOAA
NOAA's coastal mapping vessel NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler - credit NOAA
Great White Shark - Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary - credit Ron Elliot, Diver, Sanctuary in the Sea - NOAA
Yosemite National Park - California
The Island of Oahu which is part of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sactuary covered by fair weather cumulus - credit NOAA
NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette off the coast of Kona, Hawaii supports the scientific missions of NMFS Pacific Islands Science Center - credit USN
A NOAA Diver Monitors the Coral Reef as part of NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program - credit NOAA
Waves lapping on the shore of a sandy beach on the California coast - Gulf of the Farallones, National Marine Sanctuary - credit NOAA
NOAA DSV Delta seen on surface in waters off Santa Cruz Island, California - Channel Islands NMS - credit Robert Schwemmer, NOAA, CINMS
A large shorebird, the American Black Oystercatcher wades through the coastal mudflats searching for shellfish to feed on - credit NOAA
Automated Lighthouse on Tatoosh Island from offshore - Washington State, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary - credit NOAA
A scuba diver swims amid a school of fish - Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary - credit G.P. Schmahl, NOAA
Tropical sunset over a placid sea - Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Hawaii - credit Claire Fackler, NOAA, NMS
Sunrise over Point Reyes, California as seen from Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary - credit NOAA
Estero de San Antonio & Estero Americano are unique brackish rivers that are within the Gulf of the Farallones NMS - credit Dan Howard, NOAA
Makushin Volcano smoking on the west of Unalaska Island seen from Dutch Harbor - Aleutian Islands, AK - credit Allen Shimada, NOAA, NMFS, OST
An Arctic seascape of Ice Floes, Melt Pools, and a Polynya to the right. - credit Dr. Pablo Clemente-Colon, National Ice Center, NOAA
Natural Erosion to stone & sediment landform formations reveal a colorful glimpse of Earth's history - Sedona, AZ - credit Dr. Igor Smolyar, NOAA
Antarctica home of the AMLR Program is the last place on earth where development is almost non-existent - credit Dr. Wayne Trivelpiece, NOAA
A view of Antarctica where NOAA conducts the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Program that remains the last place on earth where development and economic interests are almost non-existent - credit Dr. Wayne Trivelpiece, NMFS, SWFSC, AMLR, NOAA
Salt Marsh & other Coastal Wetlands are one of the best recyclers of carbon, productive habitats, & protective ecosystems that exist in the World
Salt Marsh & other Coastal Wetlands are one of the most efficient recyclers of carbon & productive habitat / protective ecosystems that exist in the World - credit NOAA
Research Sub Delta that helps scientists gather valuable assessment information is illuminated at sunrise - CINMS, CA - credit Claire Fackler, NMS
The endangered Blue Whale whose calls are well documented is the largest known animal ever to have lived on Earth - credit NOAA
Little Hercules is a 4000m depth rated Remotely Operated Vehicle seen here during one of its first dives for the NOAA INDEX Deep-Sea Expedition
NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer is dedicated soley to Ocean exploration & is fitted with multibeam sonar, CTD, ROV, & V-SAT Internet2 capabilities
NOAA ship Henry B. Bigelow is among the most technologically advanced fisheries survey ships that studies & monitors Northeast Marine Fisheries
NOAA ship Fairweather is a Hydrographic Survey Ship that operates in Alaskan coastal waters supporting the Arctic Nautical Charting Plan
Hydrographic NOAA ship Rainier concurrently uses several Multibeam Systems allowing it to acquire & process massive amounts of Seafloor Data
NOAA ship Hi'ialakai that operates in Hawaii & the Pacific Insular area conducts health & fish stock studies, & ecosystem mapping for coral reefs
NOAA ship Nancy Foster conducts bathymetric, oceanographic, maritime heritage, & pollution research on the Caribbean, Atlantic, & Gulf coasts
NOAA ship Gordon Gunter collects sophisticated information on species of fish, the ocean environment, habitat, & the study of marine mammals
NOAA ship Miller Freeman operates out of the Marine Operations Center-Pacific in Oregon & is tasked with the study of the ocean's living resources
NOAA ship McArthur II conducts oceanographic research & assessments in the eastern Pacific, U.S. West Coast NMS, Central & South America
NOAA ship Oscar Dyson monitors Alaskan pollock & other fisheries, the Bering Sea & Gulf of Alaska, habitats, & marine mammal & bird populations
NOAA ship Oscar Dyson monitors Alaskan pollock & other fisheries, the Bering Sea & Gulf of Alaska, habitats, & marine mammal & bird populations
NOAA ship Oregon II gathers fish & larvae, crustaceans, plankton, & conducts living marine resource studies to support the NMFS, Pascagoula Lab
NOAA ship Oregon II gathers fish & larvae, crustaceans, plankton, & conducts living marine resource studies to support the NMFS, Pascagoula Lab
NOAA's Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350CER's remote sensing systems are used to support the Coastal Mapping Remote Sensing Program
NOAA's Gulfstream AC-695A Jet Prop Commander is suitable for a variety of missions & typically utilized by the NWS & NOHRSC
NOAA's Cessna Citation is a modified jet used by the NGS to collect remote sensing imagery for coastal mapping & hurricane damage assessment
NOAA's 4 DeHavilland Twin Otters are used to survey marine mammals, coastal erosion, air chemistry, eddy fluxes, & air concentration gradients
NOAA's 2 Lake Renegade Seawolves are amphibious utility aircraft used to protect & monitor the valuable national resources of CINMS & FKNMS
NOAA's 2 Lake Renegade Seawolves are amphibious utility aircraft used to protect & monitor the valuable national resources of CINMS & FKNMS
The Sky Arrow 650 Environmental Research Aircraft's Mobile Flux Instrumentation was developed by NOAA / ATDD / ARL
NOAA's Bell 212 Twin Huey Helicopter fits 14 passengers, can be used for aerial surveys, & can be flown with doors open for unobstructed vision
NOAA's MD 500D helicopter's ability to hover & land virtually anywhere is invaluable to scientists working in remote otherwise inaccessible areas
NOAA's MD 500D helicopter's ability to hover & land virtually anywhere is invaluable to scientists working in remote otherwise inaccessible areas
The GOES-R is a joint mission between NOAA & NASA that will improve support for the detection & observations of meteorological phenomena
A school of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna that have the ability to thermoregulate and are listed as a ESA Species of Concern - credit NOAA
A School of Bottlenose Dolphins that use Echolocation to hunt, and for navigation, are seen swimming near St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
A Coral Reef with Elkhorn Coral in the Buck Island Reef National Monument off of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands
NOAA's Monitoring and Analysis Division conducting cold water survival skills training for fishery observers in Lake Washington, Seattle
A photo by NOAA's CCMA Biogeography Team of Creole Wrasse swimming near Buck Island Reef National Monument in the U.S. Virgin Islands
A school of colorful Creole Wrasse fish swimming near Buck Island Reef National Monument in the U.S. Virgin Islands
A pod of Killer Whales, which are actually members of the Dolphin family, swims together in Alaska - credit Holly Fearnbach, NOAA
NOAA's Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking system uses registered emergency beacons and has saved more than 33,000 lives worldwide
Acting NOAA Administrator Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan and David C. Leestma, perform an in-space refueling simulation during shuttle mission STS-41G.
NASA Astronaut and Acting NOAA Administrator Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to walk in space during her historic EVA.
Mako Shark with a satellite tag used to collect information on movement during one of FRD's juvenile shark surveys near the Channel Islands.