NOAA Websites

• Center for Satellite Applications and Research
  
  The Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) is the science arm of the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS), which acquires and manages the nation's operational Earth-observing satellites. NESDIS provides data from these satellites, and conducts research to make that possible. The Envrionmental Visualization Lab is a division of STAR, and uses much of its data when generating visualziations.
  
  
• NOAA National Hurricane Center
  
  The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy.
  
  
• NOAA Ocean Service
  
  Documentary-style videos produced by the NOAA Ocean Service's Ocean Media Center.
  
  
• NOAA Satellite and Information Service
  
  This links to the home page of the NOAA Satellite and Information Service (NESDIS). NESDIS is dedicated to providing timely access to global environmental data from satellites and other sources to promote, protect and enhance the Nation's economy, security, environment and quality of life.
  
  
• Office of Satellite Data Product Distribution
  
  The Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution (OSDPD) manages and directs the operation of the central ground facilities which ingest, process and distribute environmental satellite data and derived products to domestic and foreign users.
  
  
• Satellite Imagery Archive
  
  The original Environmental Visualization Lab website with daily satellite imagery from 1999-2009.
  
  

External Websites

• IMSG
  
  IMSG provides staffing support to the NOAA Environmental Visualization Lab.
  
  
• NOAA Visualization Channel on YouTube
  
  This YouTube site provides much of the same content found at www.nnvl.noaa.gov, but in highly compressed, faster playing versions.
  
  
• University of Wisconsin CIMSS Satellite Education
  
  The NOAA Coorperative Institute of Meteorological Satellite Studies at the Univ. of Wisconsin has developed several modules on satellite meteorology education for grades 7 - 12.