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Office Of Marine And Aviation Operations
The Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) is a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) which operates a wide variety of specialized ships and aircraft to carry out the environmental and scientific missions of NOAA. Administration NOAA′s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) operates NOAA′s aircraft and ships. OMAO also manages the NOAA Small Boat Program and the NOAA Diving Program, the latter having as part of its mission the job of ensuring a level of diving skill conducive to safe and efficient operations in NOAA-sponsored underwater activities. A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps) Rear admiral (United States), rear admiral serves as both the director of the NOAA Corps and of OMAO. A NOAA Corps Rear admiral (United States)#Rear admiral (lower half), rear admiral (lower half) serves as the director of the Marine and Aviation Operations Centers. Manning and resource ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WP-3D Orion New Paint Scheme
The Lockheed WP-3D Orion is a highly modified P-3 Orion used by the Aircraft Operations Center division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Only two of these aircraft exist, each incorporating numerous features for the role of collecting weather information. During Atlantic hurricane season, hurricane season, the WP-3Ds are deployed for duty as NOAA Hurricane Hunters, hurricane hunters. The aircraft also support research on other topics, such as Arctic ice coverage, air chemistry studies, and ocean water temperature and current analysis. Design The WP-3Ds are equipped with three weather radars, C band (IEEE), C band radar in the nose and on the lower fuselage, and an X-band radar in the aircraft's tail. They are also equipped with the ability to deploy dropsondes into storm systems, and have onboard temperature sensors, and other meteorological equipment. While the aircraft are not specially strengthened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
