NOAA-wide Frequently Asked Questions

This page features links to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) pages of NOAA's various offices and programs, covering their areas of subject expertise and operations. They are categorized by NOAA topic, and include information identifying the office or program which produced the FAQ information.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Arctic - from the Arctic Program Office of NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)

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Climate FAQs

Answers to La Nina Frequently Asked Questions - from NOAA Public Affairs

Frequently Asked Questions about El Nino and La Nina - from the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) of NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)

Frequently Asked Questions About Past Weather Data (Tornado and Severe Storm Reports) - from the National Servere Storms Laboratory (NSSL) of NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)

Global Warming Frequently Asked Questions - from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) of NOAA's National Environmental, Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS)

Greenhouse Gases Frequently Asked Questions - from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) of NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS)

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Marine and Aviation Operations FAQs

Aircraft Operations Center FAQs - from the Aircraft Operations Center of NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO)

NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps) FAQs - for potential NOAA Corps candidates, from NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO)

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NOAA Satellite FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions About NOAA Satellites and NOAA Satellite Pictures and Data - from NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)

Geomagnetism Frequently Asked Questions - from the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) of NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)

NESDIS Frequently Asked Questions - from NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)

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Ocean/Fisheries FAQs

FishFAQ: A bouillabaisse of fascinating facts about fish - from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center of NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Oil and Chemical Spills - from the Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) of NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS)

Frequently Asked Questions About the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) - from the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) of NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)

Frequently Asked Questions About Tsunamis - from the NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, at the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) of NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)

National Data Buoy Center Frequently Asked Questions - from the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) of NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS)

NGS FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions About the National Geodetic Survey - from the National Geodetic Survey of NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS)

NWS/West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center Frequently Asked Questions - from the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center of NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS)

Ocean Facts - from NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS)

Ocean FAQs - from the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) of NOAA's National Environmental, Satellite, and Data Service (NESDIS)

Office of Coast Survey FAQ - from the Office of Coast Survey (OCS) of NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS)

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Frequently Asked Questions - from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center of NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS)

Rip Current Questions and Answers - from NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS)

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Stratospheric Ozone FAQs

Stratospheric Ozone Frequently Asked Questions - from a collaborative effort involving NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL), the Climate Prediction Center (CPC), and the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)

Weather FAQs

Central Pacific Hurricane Center Frequently Asked Questions - from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center of NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS)

Frequently Asked Questions About Precipitation Frequency - from the Hydrometeorological Design Studies Center of NOAA's National Weather Service (MWS)

Frequently Asked Questions about the Upper-air Program - from the Upper-air Observations Program of NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS)

Frequently Asked Questions About Tsunamis - from the NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, at the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) of NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)

Hurricane Research Division Frequently Asked Questions (Hurricanes, Typhoons, Tropical Cyclones) - from the Hurricane Research Division (HRD) of the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) of NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)

Jetstream Online School for Weather (Doppler Radar) Frequetly Asked Questions - Doppler Radar FAQs from the National Weather Service (NWS) Southern Region Jetstream Online School for Weather

Locating Climate & Weather Data and Information - from the Physical Sciences Division (PSD) of the Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) of NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)

Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center Frequently Asked Questions and Fact Sheets - from the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center of NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS)

Marine Forecasts: Frequently Asked Questions About NOAA/NWS Marine Products and Services - from the marine weather program of NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS)

National Severe Storms Laboratory Frequently Asked Questions - from the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) of NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)

National Weather Service-Flagstaff Science Corner - from the Flagstaff Weather Forecast Office of NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS)

NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards Frequently Asked Questions - from NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS)

Online Tornado FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions About Tornadoes - from the Storm Prediction Center of NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS)

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Frequently Asked Questions - from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center of NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS)

Storm Prediction Center Frequently Asked Questions - from the Storm Prediction Center of NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS)

SWPC Frequently Asked Questions - from the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) of NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS)

WSR-88D Radar FAQs - Weather Surveillance - 1988 Doppler FAQs from NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS); for help interpreting weather radar images from local forecast offices

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