This image from CORA captures historical maximum water levels for California’s San Francisco Bay area. Water-level observations were previously only available from a few locations, tide gauge ...

The U.S. Ocean Enterprise, a thriving ecosystem of businesses connected to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes monitoring, generates approximately $16.4 billion in revenue annually, according to NOAA's ...

Kelvin waves are difficult to see with the naked eye as they are large in scale, slow moving and don't break onshore like typical ocean waves. In this graphic, satellite radar altimetry measurements ...

Aerial view of Pensacola, Florida collected by NOAA aircraft on October 11, 2026. The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is collecting aerial damage assessment images of coastal areas in the aftermath of ...

Wave buoys are essential instruments in ocean observing and there are over 600 assets, including buoys like this, reporting wave data throughout IOOS. Wave information is important for weather ...

Lionfish (also known as turkeyfish) have venomous spines that can be very painful. Viewed from the right angle, the ornate fins of the lionfish resemble turkey plumage. That's why 'turkeyfish' is one ...

Fossil Fuel: Materials formed over millions of years from the remains of ancient plants and animals. Oil, natural gas, and coal are fossil fuels. Refineries: A building and equipment for processing ...

NOAA's National Geodetic Survey is the U.S. Government source for precise latitude, longitude, and elevation measurements. The NOAA fleet of ships and aircraft is operated, managed, and maintained by ...

At the core of the Coastal Zone Management Act are two programs: the National Coastal Zone Management Program and the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS). The NERRS is a network of 29 ...

Lionfish are native to the Indo-Pacific, but are now established along the southeast coast of the U.S., the Caribbean, and in parts of the Gulf of America. How did the fish get to the Atlantic? While ...

Land cover indicates the physical land type such as forest or open water whereas land use documents how people are using the land By comparing land cover data and maps over a period of time, coastal ...

Dolphins have longer noses, bigger mouths, more curved dorsal fins, and longer, leaner bodies than porpoises. The Northeastern Offshore Spotted Dolphin, shown here, has a falcate, or sickle-shaped ...