National and International Observing Networks and Systems

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • National Data Buoy Center (NDBC)
    • National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) Western Gulf of Mexico marine observations
    • NDBC Eastern Gulf of Mexico marine observations
    • Coastal-Marine Automated Network (C-MAN)
    • Ship Observations
  • National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC)
  • National Estuarine Research Reserve System
  • Coastal Services Center
    • US Coastal Observing Systems
  • National Ocean Service
    • Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS)
      • Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS)
      • National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON)
  • Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
    • US Argo Data Center
    • Global Drifter Center
    • NOAA Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) Network
• ARGO Information Center
• Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)
• Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)

Regional Observing Systems

• Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS)
• Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing System (SEACOOS)

State Observing Networks

• Florida
  • Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System (COMPS)
  • Florida Keys Seascape (SEAKEYS)
• Louisiana
  • Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
  • Wave-current Surge Information System for Coastal Louisiana (WAVCIS)
• Texas
  • Texas Automated Buoy System (TABS)
  • Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network (TCOON)

Other Marine Data Links

Ship of Opportunity Programme

US Voluntary Observing Ship Program

Naval Oceanographic Office

Oceanweather Inc.

Coastal Ocean Observation Lab (Rutgers)

Coastal Data Information Program (Scripps)

NCDC Marine Data