Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

The Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) is a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). OAR is also referred to as NOAA Research.

NOAA Research is the research and development arm of NOAA and is the driving force behind NOAA environmental products and services aimed at protecting life and property and promoting sustainable economic growth. Research, conducted by programs within NOAA and through collaborations outside NOAA, focuses on enhancing the understanding of environmental phenomena such as tornadoes, hurricanes, climate variability, changes in the ozone layer, El Niño/La Niña events, fisheries productivity, ocean currents, deep sea thermal vents, and coastal ecosystem health.

What NOAA Research does

Working under the broad themes of Climate, Atmosphere, and Oceans, NOAA scientists study the ocean's depths and the highest reaches of space. NOAA's long-term commitment to conducting preeminent research includes engaging in-house and external talent to:

• Continue to conduct experiments to understand natural processes (physical, geochemical, ecological)
• Build predictive models for use in weather, climate, solar, ocean, and coastal assessments and predictions.
• Develop and deploy new observing technologies to provide data to support predictive models and to document natural variability.
• Develop new analytical and forecast tools to improve weather services and earlier warnings for natural disasters.
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