Congressional Policy Briefs
2009
NEW
NOAA Knows Climate
NOAA Office of Education: Promoting Environmental Literacy
NOAA Earth Observation Briefing
The following briefing was presented to Senate staff on March 16, 2009.
- Earth Observations: A NOAA Perspective [PPT 5.26MB]
NOAA Climate Briefings
The following briefings were presented to congressional staff on February 23 and 27, 2009.
- NOAA's Role in Climate Science and Research [PDF 4.73MB]
- NOAA's Role in Climate Services and Adaptation [PDF 2.57 MB]
NOAA 101 Briefs
- NOAA 101: Introduction to Congressional Staff - January 26, 2009 (PPT file, 41.2MB)
- What is NOAA?
- Sample of 2008 NOAA Activities
NOAA Line Office Major Facilities
A brief overview of major NOAA facilities around the country for each of our Line Offices with a color map and short summaries of what each facility does. These include:
- NESDIS Nationwide Locations
- NMFS Regional Offices, Regional Science Centers and Related Labs and Research Stations
- NOS Major Facilities
- NWS In Your Neighborhood Facilities (National Support and Specialized Centers)
- OAR Major research Program and Lab Locations
- OMAO Major Facilities (Centers, Aircraft Bases, and Ship Homeports)
The International Year of the Reef 2008
As Co-Chair of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, NOAA is taking an active role in the International Year of the Reef 2008 (IYOR 2008). The IYOR 2008 was declared by the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), of which the United States hosts the join Secretariat with Mexico. The following congressional policy briefs provide an overview of IYOR 2008, the Task Force, and the work that NOAA, and other agencies, do to protect these vital ecosystems.
- Coral Reefs: For Health, For Wealth, For Life
- International Year of the Reef 2008 and the International Coral Reef Initiative
- The United States Coral Reef Task Force