AOC aircraft support the five line offices of NOAA

NOAA Marine Fisheries Service
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov

The main objectives of the NMFS are to rebuild and maintain sustainable fisheries, promote the recovery of protected species, and protect and maintain the health of coastal marine habitats. AOC has dedicated much effort and time to support the Fisheries programs; the Twin Otters are the primary platforms used to support the following missions.

Right Whale Survey
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/mar_mammals.htm

Cetacean Abundance Survey
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/prot_res/species/cetaceans/cetaceans.html

Mid-Atlantic Tursiops Survey
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/prot_res/species/cetaceans/cetaceans.html

Eastern Tropical Pacific Dolphin study
http://www.swfsc.nmfs.noaa.gov/prd/star/default.html

NOAA Weather Service
http://www.nws.noaa.gov

NOAAs Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. NWS data and products form a national information database and infrastructure which can be used by other governmental agencies, the private sector, the public, and the global community." AOC is instrumental in providing the NWS with real-time data from inside and around hurricanes as the P-3 and G-IV hurricane hunter aircraft launch on storms. The hydrological survey team flies extensive tracks throughout the continental US, Alaska, and Canada to collect snow water equivalent data.

Hurricane Reconnaissance and Surveillance
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
http://netesc.com/aoc/n42rf/n42rf.html

Winter Storms
http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/
http://wwwt.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/gmb/targobs/target/wsrsum.html
http://wwwt.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/gmb/targobs/

Snow Survey
http://www.nohrsc.nws.gov
http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/grounders/shrike.html

Improvement of Microphysical Parameterization through Observational Verification Experiment (IMPROVE)
http://improveatmos.washington.edu/

NOAA Environmental Satellite, & Data Information Service
http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov

The NESDIS mission is to provide and ensure timely access to global environmental data from satellites and other sources to promote, protect, and enhance the Nation's economy, security, environment, and quality of life. To fulfill its responsibilities, NESDIS acquires and manages the Nation's operational environmental satellites, provides data and information services, and conducts related research.

Ocean Winds
http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/doc/oceanwinds1.html

NOAA Ocean Service
http:///www.nos.noss.gov

NOS is involved with the economic and environmental well being of the Nation’s coastal resources and communities. Their responsibilities include the National Marine sanctuaries, the coastal services center, coastal surveys and nautical charts, tidal and current information, and geodetic data. They support and provide the science, information, management, and leadership necessary to balance the environmental and economic well being of the Nation’s coastal resources and communities.

Estuarine Habitat
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.101097398

Monterey Bay Imaging Spectroscopy
http://www.flenvironmental.org

Channel Islands NMS
http://www.cinms.nos.noaa.gov

Aeronautical Survey Program, National Geodetic Survey
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/AERO/aero.html

Remote Sensing, Research and Development
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/RESEARCH/RSD/main/rsdmain.html
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/

NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
http://www.oar.noaa.gov

OAR conducts research, develops products, and provides scientific information and leadership to foster NOAA’s evolving environmental and economic mission.

Hurricane Research
http://www.oar.noaa.gov/atmosphere/atmos_aoml.html
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd

Bay Region Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (BRACE)
http://hsc.usf.edu/publichealth/EOH/BRACE/index.html
http://www8.myflorida.com/secretary/comm/2002/02-039.htm
http://www.atdd.noaa.gov/canaan%20valley/canaanvalley.htm

Bow-Echo and MCV Experiment (BAMEX)
http://www.box.mmm.ucar.edu/bamex/science_framset.html
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lsx/science/bamex.htm

South American Low Level Jet Experiment (SALLJEX)
http://www.joss.ucar.edu/salljex