NOAA is an agency that enriches life through science. Our reach goes from the surface of the sun to the depths of the ocean floor as we work to keep citizens informed of the changing environment around them.
To perform basic and applied research to promote the efficient use of coastal and ocean resources To undertake comprehensive surveys and studies of Korea's seas and open oceans To conduct scientific research in polar and tropical regions, especially in Antarctica and south Pacific......
ICED is an international multidisciplinary programme launched in response to the increasing need to develop integrated circumpolar analyses of Southern Ocean climate and ecosystem dynamics.