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Drones for science: Flying high to better map our shorelines

December 7, 2018

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Navigating with NOAA's Electronic Chart Display Information System.

Landmark survey using saildrones takes stock of fish, marine mammals and more

November 28, 2018

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NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker and Saildrone off the coast of California.

OK Google, find humpback whales: NOAA works with Google AI to identify whale song

November 7, 2018

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A humpback whale surfaces near Maui Island.

Scientists get more for less with unmanned systems

October 25, 2018

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Z-Boat.

Deep-seeing is believing: Researcher helps develop new tool for ocean exploration

August 22, 2018

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Deep-See with some instruments in place in a test tank.

Meet 6 NOAA women blazing trails in STEM, and beyond

August 10, 2018

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Trailblazing women within NOAA .

New tech promises fast, cost-efficient age data for fisheries management

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Fish otolith.

The new storm chasers? Unmanned ocean gliders go deep to help improve hurricane forecasts

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Ubaldo López of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez prepares to launch NOAA ocean gliders in the summer of 2017 off Puerto Rico.

Flotilla of saildrones deploy to Arctic and Pacific for earth science missions

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Driven by wind and solar power, two saildrones zip across San Francisco Bay. NOAA continues to expand its use of this unique unmanned sailing vehicle for weather, climate, ocean and fisheries research.

Adaptable and driven by renewable energy, saildrones voyage into remote waters

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Saildrones.

NOAA adopts technology to automate weather balloon launches

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A weather balloon is set afloat during an autolauncher test run at the National Weather Service Field Support Center in Sterling, Virginia. NOAA scientists at the support center extensively evaluated autolaunchers for operational feasibility before the first unit was deployed to Kodiak, Alaska, in 2015, and now they test software upgrades to ensure continued high performance.

Up, up and away! 6 benefits of automated weather balloon launches

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A weather balloon fitted with an ozonsonde – an ozone-measuring instrument – rises above the rock formations of Fantasy Canyon, Uintah Basin, Utah in 2013. NOAA's National Weather Service is now piloting an initiative to automate balloon launches in Alaska (Spring 2018).

Research drone photos yield faster, cheaper data on key Antarctic species

November 30, 2017

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Leopard seals are among the top predator in the Antarctic ecosystem, preying on penguins and fur seals that in turn prey on krill. That makes the species a useful barometer of the health of Antarctic fisheries.

Video: How scientists use saildrones to study the ocean

November 8, 2017

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A Saildrone, seen with the NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson, studies ocean conditions.

Advanced technologies transform fisheries data collection and more

November 8, 2017

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NOAA scientists deploy a hexacopter to study endangered Southern Resident killer whales.

NOAA satellites and aircraft monitor floods from Hurricane Harvey & Irma

September 15, 2017

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Map shows flooding as of Sept. 11th from Hurricane Irma (left). Photo shows Coast Guard members rescuing residents in Jacksonville, Fla (right).

6 tools our meteorologists use to forecast the weather

August 14, 2017

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Dark and stormy cloudscape.

NOAA and partners are upgrading Pacific Ocean observations

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NOAA technicians service a buoy in the Pacific Ocean designed to provide real-time data for ocean, weather and climate prediction.

Video: NOAA testing unmanned aircraft to measure lower atmosphere

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An unmanned aircraft system flies just above the ground, taking measurements of the atmosphere before severe storms form.

Virtual dive gallery puts national marine sanctuaries at your fingertips

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A specially-trained diver takes photos that will ultimately be stitched into a 360-degree image of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Collecting these images with the use of a tripod requires a sanctuary permit and extreme care to not disturb the reef or seabed.

Science meets commerce: Aerial data collection helped this small business soar

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The Centaur flies over Nantucket, Massachusetts, as part of a project to identify great white sharks. The plane was operated remotely from a nearby research vessel.

Species recovery grants support TurtleCam research

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A leatherback sea turtle at the surface wearing its transponder tag.

Are we cleared to land? How the Wright Brothers influenced NOAA's mission

December 14, 2016

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This photograph shows the first powered, controlled, sustained flight. Today, we fly using technological advances that the Wright Brothers only could have imagined.

Video: Eye-tracking technology proves useful for weather research

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Video: Bite-Sized Science: Eye Tracking for Weather Research

How to map Caribbean coral reefs in 21st-century style

August 11, 2016

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NOAA Ship Nancy Foster.

Climate and technology Q&A: Trends in living marine resources science

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Unmanned aerial system.