National Oceanography Centre

National Oceanography Centre
AbbreviationNOC
Formation1 April 2010
Legal statusCharitable Company Limited by Guarantee
PurposeOcean Research and Technological Development
HeadquartersSouthampton
Region served
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Executive Director
Professor Ed Hill, OBE
Main organ
NOC Advisory Council
Affiliations
Websitewww.noc.ac.uk

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is a marine science research and technology institution based across two sites, one in Southampton and one in Liverpool, England. It is the UK’s largest institution for integrated sea level science, coastal and deep ocean research and technology development.[1] The Centre was established to promote co-operation with institutions across the UK marine science community, to better address key issues including sea level change, the ocean's role in climate change, computer simulation of the ocean's behaviour, and the long term monitoring and future of the Arctic Circle.

  1. ^ "National Oceanography Centre: NERC 2005 Press Release". National Oceanography Centre. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.