National Ice Center, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Data Center Description
The National Ice Center (NIC) is a multi-agency operational
center representing the Department of Defense (Navy), the
Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), and the Department of Homeland Security
(Coast Guard). The NIC includes personnel from the National
Environmental Satellite Data Information Service (NESDIS) within
NOAA. The Navy component within NIC is called the Naval Ice
Center (NAVICECEN) and is a fourth echelon command reporting
directly to the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) at the
Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. Both NAVICECEN and NAVOCEANO
are part of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command,
headquartered at the Stennis Space Center. The Commanding
Officer of NAVICECEN also serves as the Director of the National
Ice Center.
NIC's mission is to provide the highest quality operational
global regional and tactical scale sea ice analyses and
forecasts tailored to meet the requirements of U.S. national
interests; and provide selected METOC services to specified DOD
agencies in the Washington D.C. area.
Website: http://www.natice.noaa.gov/
[Summary provided by the National Ice Center]
