Noun national oceanic and atmospheric administration has 1 sense
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA - an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; provides weather reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other natural disasters related to weather
--1 is a kind of agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority
--1 is a part of Department of Commerce, Commerce Department, Commerce, DoC
--1 has parts: National Climatic Data Center, NCDC; National Weather Service
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