2020 NOAA Science Report

Many of NOAA’s scientific accomplishments represent transformative advancements for priority research and development topics. In 2020 NOAA established a new approach for achieving better coordination and organization for emerging technologies, and did so for five focus areas which are presented in this report. This defines a best practice for the application of new technologies and methods. But the foundation of this and other progress is NOAA’s highly skilled and dedicated workforce. This report highlights new and continued efforts to promote a more welcoming, diverse, and inclusive environment through the NOAA Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan. The original series was NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA Research Council. In 2001 the series was renamed NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA Science Council is the current series name.