National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

noun

U.S. Government.

1. a division of the Department of Commerce, created in 1970, that conducts research on the world's oceans and atmosphere. NOAA

Example Sentences

The authors hope their results will guide policy discussions currently underway at the International Seabed Authority and inform environmental reviews conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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The Da Yang Hao arrives in the Cook Islands less than one month after a deep-sea research voyage backed by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Ahead of the start of this year's Atlantic hurricane season, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted above-normal activity.

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast there would be three to five major hurricanes this year.

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At the start of October, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that La Niña conditions had officially returned.

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