AOML is one of the Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Facilities
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
NOAA/AOML is a part of the US Department of Commerce (DOC) and
is located in Miami, Florida. The mission of the Atlantic Oceanographic
and Meteorological Laboratory is to conduct a basic and applied
research program in oceanography, tropical meteorology, atmospheric
and oceanic chemistry, and acoustics. The program seeks to understand
the physical characteristics and processes of the ocean and
the atmosphere, both separately and as a coupled system.