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OMAO in the News 2010

NOAA News Stories & Other NOAA News Links

Viewing the Spill from Above: NOAA Pilot Eyes the Gulf Coast, June 2010

Initial Observations from the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson, June 21, 2010

NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson Continues Deepwater Horizon Spill Study Mission, June 16

NOAA Deploys Additional High Powered Research Aircraft to Gulf to Help Monitor Air Quality, June 8, 2010

NOAA Research Ship Gordon Gunter Expands Gulf Mission, May 28, 2010

NOAA, Navy Partner to Monitor Ocean Conditions Near Spill Area, May 26, 2010

NOAA Awards $73.6 Million Recovery Act Contract for New Fisheries Survey Vessel, April 20, 2010

NOAA Hurricane Team to Embark on Gulf Coast Awareness Tour, April 20, 2010

Norfolk, VA.-based NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson to Map Ocean Floor in Gulf of Mexico, April 6, 2010

NOAA Dispatches High-Tech Research Plane to Improve Winter Storm Forecasts, January 12, 2010

Visit the NOAA News Archive for stories from previous years.

Newspaper, Television and Magazine Stories, Blogs and Video

The links below are to newspaper, magazine and television stories about the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations. Providing the links does not imply an endorsement, they are provided for you to read more about our operations and visitors aboard our platforms.

Articles regarding Marine Operations Center Pacific lease and Newport selection

NOAA sends fishing crew out to spill site
Florida Keys Keynoter
June 26, 2010

Deep-sea research aims to find coral off Marin coast
Marin Independent Journal
June 20, 2010

Gulf oil spill plumes:what is known so far
The Christian Science Monitor
June 18, 2010

Science on the Spot: Marine Sanctuary Patrol Flight
KQED TV
June 2010

Crew to Help Measure Oil Spill (video)
KPRC-TV
June 15, 2010

NOAA ship continues study of oil spill
The Houston Chronicle
June 15, 2010

Md. Computer Helped Track Lost Teenage Sailor (with video)
WJZ-TV
June 14, 2010

NOAA plane probes Gulf for answers (with video)
Bradenton Herald
June 13, 2010

Rare glimpse of NOAA on the job
Bradenton Herald
June 13, 2010

Scientists to begin charting amazing coral colonies in ocean off Olympic Peninsula
Peninsula Daily News
June 11, 2010

New State-of-the-Art NOAA Research Ship Arrives in Seattle
Q13 Fox News
June 10, 2010

Scientists fish for the elusive ghost of the Deepwater Horizon
Los Angeles Times
June 9, 2010

Scientists Confirm Underwater Oil Plume Came from BP
Time
June 8, 2010

NOAA: Presence of hydrocarbons found deep in gulf waters
The Washington Post
June 8, 2010

NOAA's Newest State Of-The Art Vessel on Guam
Pacific News Center
June 6, 2010

NOAA ship to search for underwater oil plumes from leak site
The Washington Post
June 2, 2010

NOAA ship to study underwater oil near site of leak
The Miami Herald
June 2, 2010

Researchers get flyover look at Gulf oil spill(news story)
NOAA looks at spill (video)
The Tampa Tribune/News Channel 8
May 29, 2010

Hurricane planes on oil spill mission (story and video)
Tampa Bay Fox 13 News
May 28, 2010

NOAA research vessel Gordon Gunter tapped for oil spill research mission
Mississippi Press
May 27, 2010

Greenhouse-gas numbers up in the air
Nature News.com
May 5, 2010

Byrneville Students Check Out Hurricane Hunter Planes
NorthEscambia.com
May 3, 2010

Hunting Hurricanes, Hurricane Hunter Aircraft has Dangerous Yet Vital Task (with video)
KIAH-TV Houston
May 2, 2010

Hurricane hunters visit local students
Sarasota Herald Tribune
May 1, 2010

Hurricane hunter plane makes stopover in Sarasota
Tampa Bay Online
April 30, 2010

Hurricane Hunters Raise Awareness
Pensacola News Journal
April 30, 2010

'Hurricane Hunter' plane lands in Southeast Texas
KFDM News
April 27, 2010

NOAA aircraft in Brownsville today on Gulf Coast awareness tour
The Brownsville Herald
April 25, 2010

Marinette Marine gets $73.6M federal contract
Green Bay Press Gazette
April 21, 2010

Oceans' salvation may lie in exploration
Cnet news geek gestalt blog
April 15, 2010

New NOAA animation shows critical storm instrument drops
Palm Beach Post
April 13, 2010

Students tour NOAA Hi'ialakai research vessel
Samoa News
March 25, 2010

Fast-rising flood waters trap Minn. woman (with video of snow survey aircraft)
KSTP
March 16, 2010

NOAA's Oscan Dyson working on walleye Pollock survey
Kodiak Daily Mirror
March 16, 2010

Weather's Wild Ride: Meteorologists on the lookout for trouble at 45,000 feet
Philadelphia Inquirer
March 14, 2010

Weather Data Collection (with video)
KHON2
March 10, 2010

NOAA Jet Arrives in Hawaii (video)
Honolulu Advertiser
March 10, 2010

Protecting Sperm Whales in the Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Public Broadcasting - MPB online
March 9, 2010

Crews use NOAA ship to study sperm whale
Sun Herald
March 5, 2010

NOAA: Water levels could be devastating when snow melts (with video)
KSTP News
March 3, 2010

Tsunami alerts help save lives
USA Today
March 1, 2010

NOAA using aircraft for forecasts and disasters
WFIE
January 20, 2010

Japan-based NOAA jet to help forecast Northwest-bound storms
The Seattle Times
January 17, 2010

High-speed jet keeps eye on West Coast storms
The News Tribune
January 15, 2010

Aircraft Aids in More Accurate Weather Forecasts (with video)
KSPR
January 13, 2010

The tech year in photos - technology aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer
CNET News

 

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