NOAA World is an internal newsletter and corresponding web site designed with NOAA employees in mind. We aim to bring you the people, places and things that make NOAA an incredible place to work. We will include regular features about NOAA's work in the regions, about the great science being done everyday throughout the agency and about what is going on in NOAA's corporate levels. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov English Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:20:41 -0400 Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:19:16 -0400 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com It didn’t take a village, but it did take a family -- the NOAA family and a few others -- to recover a unique and valuable scientific instrument, known as the Mariner Shuttle, from the bottom of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay on Aug., 12. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/oct2009_scitech_1.html Science & Technology 81B327A1-8D35-4676-9934-B8312EA57CBA Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:19:16 -0400 Jason Baker, Employee of the Month, is a meteorologist who works with FAA Traffic Management staff to ensure the safe and efficient flow of air traffic through the south-central United States. Team Member of the Month, Erin Moreland, is contractor at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center exploring the capabilities of Unmanned Aircraft Systems to collect scientific data in the Bering Sea. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/eotms/oct2009_eotm.html NOAA People E2367DF3-526F-4334-BF51-96D3460759CD Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:17:48 -0400 If you’ve ever dreamed of piloting a NOAA aircraft through a hurricane, directing a dive operation over the Mariana Trench, or conducting a hydrographic survey off the coast of Alaska, it’s time for you to explore the NOAA Corps. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/oct2009_people_2.html NOAA People 88165915-7877-447C-9ADC-9D38FA072117 Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:17:10 -0400 The redesigned NOAA Solar Calculator, a Web site that lets users calculate the sun’s precise position, has captured the interest of thousands of Web surfers since its launch in early July. Users can use a simple Google map interface to calculate the sun’s angles at any location in the world at any given time -- including the times of sunrise and sunset. Simply point to a location on the planet, enter time and date, and voila! http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/oct2009_scitech_2.html Science & Technology 97E8BBF4-8819-40E3-B42A-B1C66A65708D Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:17:10 -0400 'Awesome.'That’s how one teacher described NOAA’s new killer whale curriculum. The soon-to-be released elementary school curriculum was developed by NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center scientists Lisa Hiruki-Raring and Harriet Huber, and education consultants Peggy Foreman and Donna Sandstrom. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/oct2009_education_1.html Education D4F31AB8-255B-4DED-8206-556FE42E1AB8 Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:16:05 -0400 A new Coral Reef Early Warning System (CREWS) station loaded with instruments has been monitoring the health of a thriving, yet vulnerable, coral reef near Little Cayman Island in the Caribbean since July. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/oct2009_conservation_1.html Conservation & Stewardship E4955A86-B5B6-4ECB-BF11-9870AFC9D214 Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:15:11 -0400 Florida Gov. Charlie Crist made a well-timed visit to both the National Hurricane Center and the co-located Miami National Weather Service forecast office on Sept. 4. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/oct2009_around_1.html Around NOAA 41D25CD6-CECE-401A-A201-E4FECC87AF86 Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:13:46 -0400 On Sept. 3, delegates to the World Climate Conference-3 in Geneva reached an agreement to establish a roadmap for developing and delivering objective, authoritative and reliable climate information to users when and how they need it. The so-called Global Framework for Climate Services will facilitate international cooperation to disseminate critical climate information. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/announcements.html News and Announcements 40B33597-4A66-4DA4-A102-F9D1505D8A0E Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:13:03 -0400 Senior officials of President Obama’s Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, including NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco, released their Interim Report to the President on Sept. 17. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/announcements.html News and Announcements F1D9AC5E-00A0-4CC6-BD33-03C00E5AA19C Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:12:11 -0400 NOAA's Office of Education is seeking NOAA offices and programs nationwide to host undergraduate scholarship recipients in the Educational Partnership Program and Hollings Scholarship Program. Internship opportunities are sought for 150 scholarship recipients to participate in a 10-week Office of Education paid internship in NOAA mission-related research, technological, policy, management and education activities starting June 1, 2010. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/announcements.html News and Announcements 935E0C74-44E2-4CA6-B610-5C1C114B3890 Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:10:58 -0400 An international scientific team headed by NOAA’s Mike Vecchione of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center recently surveyed the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, halfway between Iceland and the Azores, and may have found new life forms, as well as more clues to understanding deep-sea food webs. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/sep2009_scitech_1.html Science & Technology C86DCE19-C6D7-4760-952E-BE67DCD2FCE2 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:09:50 -0400 It’s hard to believe that it was 10 years ago this July that a small plane piloted by John F. Kennedy Jr. crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in an accident that drew world-wide attention and a media frenzy. For Office of Coast Survey scientists, professionals, and NOAA Corps officers who were on the scene of the crash or involved with search and recovery efforts, it was a day they’d never forget. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/sep2009_scitech_2.html Science & Technology 5751C379-8CA7-4028-AC73-04DF21C8BD72 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:09:12 -0400 NOAA’s "nowCOAST," a map-based online gateway to ocean and weather observations and forecasts, received a Special Achievement in GIS "for its vision, leadership and innovative use of ESRI's geographic information system (GIS) technology" last month at the ESRI International User Conference in San Diego. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/sep2009_scitech_3.html Science & Technology A9E1CAE9-CC6E-4891-AD5A-740D65C4A5D9 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:06:17 -0400 Larry Loewen, Employee of the Month, is responsible for electronics installation and contractor services for all nine NOAA ships in Seattle, Wash. Team Member of the Month, Jin Wang, used her outstanding technical and teamwork skills to transform Internet communications for NOAA's National Estuarine Research Reserve System. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/eotms/sep2009_eotm.html NOAA People FFFCA47B-B387-4FDA-9FAD-B48DFBA5056D Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:05:32 -0400 With partners Washington Sea Grant and the University of Washington’s Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, NOAA held its seventh annual NOAA Science Camp at the agency’s Sand Point campus in Seattle, Wash., for two weeks this July. This year’s camp hosted a total of 80 campers. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/sep2009_education_1.html Education 55E0F453-CCB9-4C48-81A3-76FB1C63FC8F Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:04:53 -0400 Thanks to the determination of a National Weather Service hydrologist and a Michigan high school science teacher, Earth science students around the country will soon have access to a simple, portable and educational flood plain model. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/sep2009_education_2.html Education 16A0C56C-202E-4BB3-B9EE-566233F5B94E Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:04:20 -0400 During July 14-16, 2009, more than 130 Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program grantees from around the country gathered at NOAA in Silver Spring, Md., for the inaugural B-WET National Conference. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/sep2009_education_3.html Education 23B1C067-0D96-4AC9-8E0E-5C520D01A48B Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:03:53 -0400 The endangered Pacific leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) arrives in late summer and fall to feed on large groups of jellyfish. The turtles have become a conservation priority for both NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/sep2009_conservation_1.html Conservation & Stewardship AD0BBF6F-250E-451A-AC67-1C0EDD8B0795 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:02:59 -0400 Scientists from NOAA’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center are seeking to understand and recover populations of the unique and misunderstood smalltooth sawfish. They are used to trudging through difficult terrain to deploy a variety of sampling gear aimed at tagging and studying sawfish in their natural habitat. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/sep2009_conservation_2.html Conservation & Stewardship FA8F7957-0FEC-4180-A23D-17584B0C6BD2 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:02:04 -0400 Please join NOAA, EPA, Howard University and the Anacostia Watershed Society for a volunteer trash clean-up on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Bladensburg Waterfront Park in Maryland from 9 a.m. to noon EST. The cleanup will be followed by a celebration with food, music and speeches from noon to 2 p.m. EST. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/announcements.html News Bits BD298883-EADD-499C-9786-AB7D4AB95589 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:01:09 -0400 In August, NOAA joined a multi-agency expedition that brings together icebreakers from the U.S. and Canada to collect and share data useful to both countries in defining the full extent of the Arctic continental shelf. During the 41-day joint mission (August 7 to September 16), NOAA and the Joint Hydrographic Center will take the lead in collecting bathymetric (water depth) data from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy to map the seafloor, while the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent collects seismic data to determine sediment thickness. This collaborative effort saves millions of dollars by ensuring data are collected only once in the same area and by sharing data useful to both nations. The 2009 mission continues the U.S.-Canada partnership begun last year, and plans are in place to continue joint operations in 2010. The mission builds on earlier Arctic mapping efforts funded by NOAA. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/announcements.html News Bits F886BB02-D06A-4970-B758-FF83B51AE4BE Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:00:18 -0400 In July, Dr. Jane Lubchenco, along with Exploratorium Executive Director Dennis M. Bartels, announced a five-year partnership between NOAA and San Francisco’s Exploratorium aimed at bringing cutting-edge climate and ocean science to the public. The partnership will merge NOAA’s advanced research, ocean, weather and climate science with the Exploratorium’s expertise in developing interactive experiences to engage the public on some of the most critical environmental science issues (i.e., weather phenomena, fisheries issues and climate change). Known as a leader in hands-on informal education, the Exploratorium’s first collaborative effort will take public audiences on a journey from the ocean surface to its depths in real-time as if they were aboard NOAA’s new high-tech research ship, the Okeanos Explorer. The Exploratorium will create an online and museum presence for the Okeanos Explorer that will include ship blogs, video and audio clips from recent discoveries, and live streaming video from the ship itself. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/announcements.html News Bits 351DF154-09AA-4A21-A578-C53DFCE943B9 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:59:20 -0400 On August 22, NOAA, National Science Foundation and the Russian Academy of Sciences launched a 40-day research expedition from Nome, Alaska, to observe physical and biological environmental changes in the northern Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea. RUSALCA was initiated in 2003 as the first joint oceanographic expedition since the Cold War. RUSALCA 2009 will carry out climate observations across both Russian and U.S. political boundaries in the Arctic. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/announcements.html News Bits 55D36FE9-4A85-4085-9FC6-9A69D8C99082 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:58:27 -0400 Howard County, Md., became the first county in the nation to adopt the National Weather Service’s “When Thunder Roars Go Indoors” lightning safety campaign. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/sep2009_around_1.html Around NOAA C71097D8-F6B7-456C-BD60-1706E48846B2 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:57:33 -0400 Exploratorium staff spent a week this August at NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colo., brainstorming with scientists and researchers about how to convey Earth science to the public in an engaging and fun way. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/sep2009_around_2.html Around NOAA FBC938FA-A453-4EEB-B5FB-64DE51E6CEFC Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:56:49 -0400 More than 5,000 visitors celebrated science and the sea at the Hatfield Marine Science Center’s seventh annual SeaFest event in Newport, Ore., on June 27. This year’s all-day festival focused on the NOAA-supported Year of Science initiative celebrating weather and climate, as well as local marine research. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/sep2009_around_3.html Around NOAA E35FE34D-7A98-49D4-A450-14627574D26F Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:55:49 -0400 When a new Navy ship, the USS New York, required safe passage from the Avondale Shipyard on the west bank of the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico for a month of sea trials at the end of June, it relied on new NOAA technology at one critical juncture. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/aug2009_scitech_1.html Science & Technology 9DB0A476-43A4-40F4-A864-AAA155D13F7E Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:10:03 -0400 Of all the places Brian Shiro could go on his summer vacation, he went to Mars. Well, at least the place on Earth that most closely resembles Mars. Shiro, a geophysicist with NOAA’s PTWC in Hawaii, spent four weeks in the Canadian Arctic carrying out scientific fieldwork designed to increase our understanding of what it would be like to live on the Red Planet. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/aug2009_people_1.html NOAA People 609DAFA4-A5E0-4EF3-8D1E-7E5923BCFB64 Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:09:19 -0400 Hank Vanderploeg, an ecologist with NOAA’s Great LakesEnvironmental Research Laboratory has been with the lab for 35 years. He has won many awards for his work on zooplankton feeding mechanisms and research relating to the effects of winter storms on Lake Michigan’s ecosystem. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/aug2009_people_2.html NOAA People 03419E0C-E7AB-4699-9CA4-0AE2DB704022 Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:08:32 -0400 On June 18, NOAA meteorologist David Nicosia's passion for flood forecasting, preparedness and training earned him the prestigious Maurice K. Goddard Award for Excellence by a Water Management Professional from the Susquehanna River Basin Commission. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/aug2009_people_3.html NOAA People 2B30BA79-4656-46CB-8668-2C144A172A2C Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:07:28 -0400 Rufus Washington, Employee of the Month, helped to lead the migration of Commerce Business Systems (CBS) to Web technology. Team Member of the Month, Mike Kimberling, is an indispensable member of the GOES-R Program team. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/eotms/aug2009_eotm.html NOAA People F33E22A8-5ED3-4BF5-B4FC-66DBDD0E35FC Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:06:14 -0400 NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco visited the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on June 23 to observe how NOAA and the U.S. Navy are working together to protect America’s vital interests at sea. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/corporate/aug2009_corporate_1.html Corporate News 163153AD-BF80-489A-8C9B-EFDC9BF773C4 Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:04:12 -0400 In remarks at the Coastal Zone 2009 conference in Boston, Mass., on July 20, NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco set forth her vision for U.S. ocean policy. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/corporate/aug2009_corporate_2.html Corporate News ED6E5C4E-8F4B-4382-B96F-D8CB9A491C1C Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:03:33 -0400 "Treat the Earth well; it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children." These words were delivered on June 26 in New York by NOAA Ocean Service Assistant Administrator John H. Dunnigan at the 11th Annual Waterkeeper Alliance Conference, a gathering of advocates for the nation’s waterways. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/aug2009_conservation_1.html Conservation & Stewardship 24EB21A4-7C3F-4F9E-A661-4512F466195F Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:02:30 -0400 Greening the environment is not just a job for ESRL’s Molly Heller, it’s her life. What’s more: Heller’s innovative efforts to increase energy efficiency and reduce green house gas emissions in the workplace have earned her this year’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Studies (CIRES) Outstanding Performance in Service Award. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/aug2009_conservation_2.html Conservation & Stewardship CE0D712D-B70B-4BE3-BC70-F53785839179 Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:01:47 -0400 How does NOAA keep track of Alaska’s elusive Cook Inlet beluga whales? Four people. A plane. 40 hours. And 2,698 miles of searchable inlet waters. In June, NOAA Fisheries’ National Marine Mammal Laboratory conducted its 17th annual aerial count of belugas the silt-laden waters of Cook Inlet, near Anchorage, Alaska. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/aug2009_conservation_3.html Conservation & Stewardship 0078C5AA-3FE7-4E65-98BE-26EE80D560B7 Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:00:44 -0400 Everybody loves a parade — especially the town of Kailua in windward Oahu, Hawaii, which has held a Fourth of July parade every year for the past 62 years. Given all the fanfare, NOAA’s Pacific Region Outreach Group chose to participate in the parade for the first time as a way of reaching out to the community and bonding with other NOAA colleagues from throughout Hawaii. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/aug2009_around_1.html Around NOAA 3629EF9C-9E16-4D34-B1D1-031290DE6116 Wed, 5 Aug 2009 08:59:36 -0400 Two 'ancient' ships sailed together near Diamond Head in Oahu, Hawaii, this past January as part of a 'goodwill tour' promoting the seafaring legacy of China and a cultural exchange between crew members from the United States and Asia. Onboard one of the ships was NOAA Sanctuary's Hans Van Tilburg. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/aug2009_around_2.html Around NOAA 2E95F59C-63DD-42B4-9C6C-ACDCBB4DDA80 Wed, 5 Aug 2009 08:57:19 -0400 Colorful crabs and turtles, sparkling bays and curvaceous coastlines were just a few of the images on display this June at the 'On the Edge' art show in Greenport, N.Y. The show’s goal was to create awareness about coastal habitat stewardship while benefitting New York Sea Grant and Cornell University. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/aug2009_around_3.html Around NOAA C33F5D79-93BF-492D-BE77-EC4BE5D2E4C0 Wed, 5 Aug 2009 08:55:53 -0400 Kenneth Nock, Employee of the Month, was instrumental in helping NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamic Laboratory meet scientific and support group staffing requirements. Team Member of the Month, Bill Deringer, is a contract site manager at the NWS Radar Operations Center in Norman, Okla., who helped restore the Reno, Nev., weather radar after it sustained wind-driven, catastrophic damage. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/eotms/jul2009_eotm.html People 4785D2D5-4CD5-4F6E-B099-1E60C5155989 Wed, 8 Jul 2009 11:12:18 -0400 Like most people on Washington’s Red Line Metro train Monday, June 22, LTJG Victoria Zalewski expected her trip downtown to be like any other weekday commute - until she heard the crash, felt the jolt and found herself in a train crash. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/jul2009_people_4.html People 239FEAD5-00B9-4AD3-BEED-A542DF55A331 Wed, 8 Jul 2009 11:11:35 -0400 The 2009 Volvo Environmental Prize Foundation has named NOAA Senior Scientist Susan Solomon as the recipient of its 2009 environmental prize. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/jul2009_people_3.html People 8B6EF2AE-2E01-47FC-A128-0352155D742D Wed, 8 Jul 2009 11:10:27 -0400 NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco joined officials and lead authors of the 'Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States' report at a June 16 reception on Capitol Hill, following a White House press event that unveiled critical findings from the landmark study. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/corporate/jul2009_corporate_1.html Corporate News 886CB95B-8AC5-4722-B11A-26C85D0144B4 Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:59:24 -0400 Capitol Hill was feeling quite blue on June 9, but in a good way. It was the kick off of the annual Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW). This three-day event, hosted by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, is dedicated to educating and spreading awareness about ocean science and policy. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/corporate/jul2009_corporate_2.html Corporate News DB5AEDBB-DCEB-4654-941A-344E25A00A8C Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:58:27 -0400 For NOAA researchers studying North Atlantic right whales, the 2008-2009 calving season proved to be a record setter. The number of new calves observed on the calving grounds hit an all-time record high (39), but so did the number of entangled right whale cases sighted during the season. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/jul2009_conservation_1.html Conservation & Stewardship B9EF0FAB-BE73-42BD-BBFC-F7488178431C Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:56:29 -0400 Each year in June, hundreds of NOAA employees, along with state and local partners, leave the comfort of their air-conditioned offices for a day of hard work along the Chesapeake Bay to take part in NOAA Restoration Day. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/jul2009_conservation_2.html Conservation & Stewardship BD84D70C-4084-4443-82D8-1426C953CAF7 Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:55:20 -0400 As part of its "Hurricane Week" evening coverage, The Weather Channel conducted two live broadcasts from NOAA's National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., on June 24. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jul2009_around_4.html Around NOAA 9D840FB7-2CAC-4842-9262-7E6D142C696B Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:53:59 -0400 NOAA's inaugural Ping-Pong Tournament began with the 'Executive Grudge Match' between Glackin, Ribas, and Furgione on June 3 in Silver Spring, Md. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jul2009_around_3.html Around NOAA 46E42996-7236-4CD0-9F1F-119E17CC9778 Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:52:37 -0400 A spectacular spring day filled with sunshine and wildflowers, along with some very excited employees, greeted NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco during her first trip to NOAA’s Boulder, Colo., campus on May 29. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jul2009_around_2.html Around NOAA C8C5DCDB-0456-4923-9645-434B13AF64A0 Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:51:43 -0400 Communicators across NOAA are working hard to harness the power of effective storytelling to engage the public, the media and policy makers about climate change and to promote climate literacy. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jul2009_around_1.html Around NOAA 9ADDD364-E29F-4817-BA98-93D5E93D2A44 Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:50:22 -0400 http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/jul2009_education_1.html Education 09185480-6813-4164-B97C-F0EE34F44A86 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:02:34 -0400 People have been charting the seas for centuries, primarily for the benefit of navigation. Over the last few decades, modern day charters or hydrographers - many from NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey - have made tremendous advances in the charting process. NOAA and its colleagues in U.S. defense agencies have joined forces to help advance modern hydrography. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/jul2009_scitech_1.html Science & Technology CE5C95A0-FCC8-4D56-96DA-8E8BBA3665FF Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:01:32 -0400 If it wasn’t for a confusing 4th grade science lesson on weather, Don Berchoff may never have become passionate about meteorology. Today, he is the director of National Weather Service’s Office of Science and Technology (OST). http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/jul2009_people_2.html People 3DAACDEC-2C02-4CBD-A8A3-F1247B7D818B Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:00:09 -0400 This past winter, NOAA’s Fisheries Service was about to put in place a rule reducing fishing that would affect Gloucester and other Northeast fishermen. NOAA Fisheries decided to request a meeting with Gloucester’s mayor, Cheryl Kirk, and the editor of the city’s daily newspaper to discuss the matter and listen to community concerns. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/jul2009_people_1.html People C5AC0E38-C77C-4DE4-8427-527E4E3161C4 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:59:16 -0400 It was Bike to Work Day (May 15), and I was not at all optimistic upon leaving my house that morning. The clouds hung low across the sky, heavy with the potential for rain. Worst of all, I didn’t see a single other person on a bike. Little did I know, I was in for a surprise. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jun2009_around_9.html Around NOAA D04484C5-AF62-47BE-9D87-4D602E745E1B Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:48:58 -0400 "NOAA Knows Climate" was the theme of the third annual NOAA Day on Capitol Hill (May 20), where more than 150 congressional staff and other guests, including nine members of Congress, had a unique opportunity to learn more about NOAA's mission, its services, and its focus on climate change. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jun2009_around_8.html Around NOAA 14FD9684-AB05-48D9-8774-5F2B34D2FF61 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:48:12 -0400 Horns sounded loudly and proudly from the NOAA survey ship Thomas Jefferson during the 76th annual National Maritime Day celebration in Norfolk, Va., on May 22. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jun2009_around_7.html Around NOAA 4B9CF531-7BCD-4C78-86B1-5C7222E73A7F Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:47:38 -0400 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke exited a NOAA P-3 ‘Hurricane Hunter’ aircraft at a press event held May 21 at Washington’s Reagan National Airport to announce NOAA’s initial outlook for the 2009 hurricane season. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jun2009_around_6.html Around NOAA EF35D750-3B44-44B3-AE7C-274FCB0E173F Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:46:48 -0400 The last thing Agostinho Costa Lima probably expected to find washed up on the shore of his remote island of Corvo was a message-filled bottle. In Lima’s case, he found one of 32 bottles tossed over the side of the now decommissioned NOAA research vessel Albatross IV during its final research cruise off the New England coast last November. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jun2009_around_5.html Around NOAA 4333EF63-CFE5-4BA1-9802-053E3281A55F Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:45:48 -0400 Pan seared, farm-raised halibut from open ocean cages; wild Alaskan sockeye salmon with seaweed garnish and Asian glaze; and even fried alligator - these are just a few of the culinary delights NOAA staff and their guests enjoy during NOAA’s Annual Fish Fry, this year being held June 10. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jun2009_around_3.html Around NOAA 99367B7E-2C77-41D6-8DC5-0027205869F0 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:44:13 -0400 This past winter, NOAA’s Fisheries Service was about to put in place a rule reducing fishing that would affect Gloucester and other Northeast fishermen. NOAA Fisheries decided to request a meeting with Gloucester’s mayor, Cheryl Kirk, and the editor of the city’s daily newspaper to discuss the matter and listen to community concerns. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/jul2009_people_1.html People 3F84ED61-DB4D-4D44-A4E1-F82B7D1593B8 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:42:40 -0400 Bonita Nelson, Employee of the Month, is a biologist with the Alaska Fisheries Science Center and a driving force behind the Center's outreach efforts. Team Member of the Month, Michael Hilla, is a mechanic with NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center at Madill Air Force Base in Florida, who exceeds expectations and goes above and beyond his contractual duties. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/eotms/jun2009_eotm.html People 4C31CFB2-3B6F-4EF5-9CB2-F54CDD749CE9 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:41:47 -0400 "Let’s go fishing" are words teacher Jacob Tanenbaum loves to hear. He discovered, however, that an ocean-bound expedition on one of NOAA’s newest and most technically advanced research vessels, was different from any previous fishing trip he’d taken. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/jun2009_education_2.html Education FFE51956-E400-4A16-84D1-211FD3DAB8EB Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:40:49 -0400 NOAA scientists gathered more than 175 wildlife naturalists and educators for the first time this spring to discuss the endangered population of killer whales residing year-round in U.S. and Canadian waters off the coast of Washington state and British Columbia. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/jun2009_conservation_2.html Conservation & Stewardship C8D50CB3-CB26-44C2-972D-0B2AFBBEAE25 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:39:02 -0400 Cartoonist Jim Toomey has created a National System Sherman’s Lagoon Poster to help promote the new National System of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), a joint effort between the Department of Commerce and the Department of the Interior. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/jun2009_conservation_1.html Conservation & Stewardship 571AF065-E1E9-4B7D-8AE4-54D556AA4E83 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:37:56 -0400 NOAA is launching a new Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program to explore, characterize, research, and map deep-coral ecosystems to understand their ecology and linkages to federally managed species. The program is working to provide information that resource managers need to manage and conserve these unique ecosystems. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/may2009_conservation_1.html Conservation & Stewardship AB413C9E-5709-4542-B38A-03C9A82363B4 Fri, 15 May 2009 16:16:52 -0400 A bright-yellow submarine glider, launched into the cold waters off the New Jersey shore this spring, is on a 3,834-mile mission to assess exactly what lies beneath. The 7-foot-long 'Scarlet Knight' glider ' named for the popular Rutgers University mascot ' is expected to be the first underwater vehicle to cross the Atlantic Ocean. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/jun2009_scitech_1.html Science & Technology 5F6ABDD1-9D11-4839-A4FF-75CA6CC0A436 Fri, 15 May 2009 16:14:44 -0400 New ultra-light dropsondes test-launched from the 950-foot Boulder Atmospheric Observatory tower are actually atmospheric data collectors dropped from aircraft that measure air temperature, pressure, relative humidity, and wind speed/direction. Wafer-thin circuit boards inside the devices send the data back to a ground station via radio transmission. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/may2009_scitech_2.html Science & Technology 06681214-C094-41A1-A6BA-A8F1E6D7821E Fri, 15 May 2009 16:14:00 -0400 Mary Glackin, deputy under secretary for oceans and atmosphere, helped dedicate NOAA’s new state-of-the-art research vessel, the R/V Bay Hydro II, by breaking a champagne bottle over its bow during an April 15 ceremony in Baltimore, Md.’s Inner Harbor. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/may2009_scitech_3.html Science & Technology D81B0186-2500-4BA7-8EC5-0992D459ADF7 Fri, 15 May 2009 16:13:16 -0400 NOAA scientists are going to new highs to measure greenhouse gases and other known atmospheric pollutants. Two Earth System Research Laboratory scientists armed with five high-tech instruments took a roller-coaster tour of the planet in January, in a modified Gulfstream V jet known as HIAPER. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/may2009_scitech_1.html Science & Technology 71F58EA9-7ECA-42BE-AA48-52A3426073D3 Fri, 15 May 2009 16:12:34 -0400 You might not know it, but Hugh Cobb is a very busy man. As the branch chief of Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch in Miami, Hugh Cobb leads a group of highly trained meteorologists working behind-the-scenes supporting the hurricane specialist unit at the National Hurricane Center. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/jun2009_people_1.html F8811855-8852-4640-B807-98D7C6D6CEF6 Fri, 15 May 2009 16:11:46 -0400 Liz Davenport, Employee of the Month, keeps Ocean Service programs looking forward with a focus on measurable outcomes. Team Member of the Month, Ahmed Sharaf, has shown his programming expertise in helping NOAA’s Personal Property Management Branch complete a seemingly insurmountable backlog in its asset database. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/eotms/may2009_eotm.html People 0D9B79C4-FC21-49FA-9194-0E3574C688DB Fri, 15 May 2009 16:11:06 -0400 Ron Stoner is not your typical retiree. He is one of a growing cadre of citizen scientists on the Delaware Bay who are part of a NOAA-funded state initiative the Inland Bays Citizen Monitoring Program to collect important water quality data. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/may2009_people_3.html People C9AC1EB1-5F50-4C7A-9D77-1D5E1FE90E68 Fri, 15 May 2009 16:10:09 -0400 By day, Corey Perrillioux works as a busy logistics management specialist with the NWS National Data Buoy Center at Stennis Space Center, Miss. By night, he is a singer, guitarist, drummer and accordionist. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/may2009_people_1.html People 38AD6EF4-746A-4890-8421-DA95CAE1ECD4 Fri, 15 May 2009 16:09:11 -0400 Christy Loper, a social science coordinator for NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program, recently traveled to Micronesia, where she worked with island leaders to look at the human factors involved in reef conservation. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/may2009_people_2.html People A5FC3F96-ABEB-4A9A-ACE9-D271F1F72A26 Fri, 15 May 2009 16:07:40 -0400 Elementary school teachers took part in a hands-on learning module called Saving Springer: How NOAA Helped an Orca Go Home, a curriculum on killer whales developed by the NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/may2009_education_1.html Education 583DFC37-BF81-4DBD-8577-8BFAD3D4EB2B Fri, 15 May 2009 16:05:48 -0400 NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco joined Senators Daniel K. Inouye and Daniel K. Akaka, Hawaiian cultural practitioner Kimokeo Kapahulehua, and others at the April 13 grand opening of the Sanctuary Learning Center for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/may2009_education_3.html Education 55EFAA38-0BEB-409A-969D-D460C864A4C6 Fri, 15 May 2009 16:04:53 -0400 Nearly 200 Boy Scouts visited the El Paso County Fairgrounds in Calhan, Colo., one weekend in late April, as part of NOAA’s educational outreach effort at the scouts’ annual spring "camporee." This year’s theme: science and technology. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/jun2009_education_1.html Education EEA55ABD-EC08-4E84-8122-BBABA1B947CE Fri, 15 May 2009 16:03:01 -0400 Nearly 60 NOAA employees from 21 states represented NOAA at the annual conference of the National Science Teachers Association in New Orleans as part of the agency’s mission to support science educators and foster an environmentally literate public. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/may2009_education_2.html Education 0E5950C7-66CD-4505-B2A9-0B6ACBD36AE4 Fri, 15 May 2009 16:01:58 -0400 Life-saving tornado warnings, wildfire forecasts, habitat protection — these are just some of the diverse achievements recognized at the 2008 NOAA Honor Awards held April 7 at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/corporate/may2009_corporate_1.html Corporate News C131F548-14A8-407D-9234-E8C54923ED82 Fri, 15 May 2009 15:59:32 -0400 NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco visited the national estuary in Jug Bay, Md., on Earth Day (April 22) in celebration of its restoration. After a 10-year effort, nearly 80 percent of Jug Bay’s once-decimated wild rice marshes has been restored. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/corporate/may2009_corporate_2.html Corporate News 4480EF01-AD00-4090-8EBA-4A314FAF00AD Fri, 15 May 2009 15:55:49 -0400 NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Regional Office launched an innovative campaign in March to educate the public about the danger of feeding wild bottlenose dolphins. Four years in the making, the PSA involved a coalition of NOAA partners to develop and distribute it. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/may2009_conservation_2.html Conservation C90B83C8-A905-4CBA-8750-F837549AFD66 Fri, 1 May 2009 11:27:06 -0400 More than 13,000 people across the Caribbean, Mexico and the Bahamas took a rare, first-hand look inside one of the best defenses against hurricanes: the WC-130J 'Hurricane Hunter' aircraft the week of March 22. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/may2009_around_1.html Around NOAA 15ED5296-928C-403E-A19D-3DB04C16BFE7 Fri, 1 May 2009 11:25:24 -0400 An estimated half-million visitors passed through NOAA’s one-stop weather preparedness and awareness display at this year’s Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition. The exhibit was hosted by NOAA's Miami National Weather Service forecast office and the National Hurricane Center. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/may2009_around_2.html Around NOAA 56794A95-A467-4488-A245-21D119B0BDB5 Fri, 1 May 2009 11:23:59 -0400 Jane Holl Lute, deputy secretary, Department of Homeland Security, made a visit to NOAA’s National Hurricane Center facility in Miami on April 20. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/may2009_around_3.html Around NOAA FDE9B67C-3E94-48A2-9BBA-04A0E6CAB7E8 Fri, 1 May 2009 11:22:55 -0400 Jack Dunnigan, assistant administrator for NOAA’s Ocean Service, joined Alabama Governor Bob Riley, Senator Richard Shelby, Congressman Jo Bonner and other state and local officials at an April 13 keel-laying ceremony for the new National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico in Mobile, Ala. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/may2009_around_4.html Around NOAA 77CB9C1F-33B9-4EA5-A80B-785942DB4CEF Fri, 1 May 2009 11:21:23 -0400 Are you interested in making a positive impact on our environment? If so, please join hundreds of NOAA employees and partners on Thursday, June 18, 2009, for the sixth annual NOAA Restoration Day, which is being held in two Chesapeake Bay locations in Maryland and Virginia! http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/announcements/may2009_announce_1.html Staff Announcements 4C940DA1-DAB6-4E43-A7C0-2A16853D7829 Fri, 1 May 2009 11:19:10 -0400 A new economic report released by the NOAA Fisheries Service determined that U.S. commercial and recreational saltwater fishing activities supported more than two million jobs and generated sales of more than $185 billion in 2006. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/apr2009_scitech_1.html Science & Technology AB50D46A-64CC-489D-8C3F-CC984425C0A7 Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:46:00 -0400 Nearly 11 million gallons of crude oil spilled into Alaska's Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989, after the oil tanker Exxon Valdez grounded itself on a reef. It was and still is the single largest spill ever along the U.S. coast. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/apr2009_scitech_2.html Science & Technology 6378DFC6-1F5F-401C-9F2D-75DFBD61BEB1 Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:45:11 -0400 Last summer, scientists in the Pacific Northwest documented the juvenile female whale known as "Springer" swimming with her family group off the coast of British Columbia. The sighting was particularly exciting for NOAA Fisheries since Springer was the first killer whale to be rescued successfully, rehabilitated, and released back to the wild. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/apr2009_conservation_1.html Conservation & Stewardship C6DBCC1F-ED3C-46C6-81D8-C1F02A56309A Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:42:57 -0400 NOS scientist Gunnar Lauenstein recently led a major effort to update NOAA’s landmark Mussel Watch Status and Trends Report. The update is the first ever national summary of data from NOAA’s Mussel Watch Project, the longest continuous contaminant monitoring program of U.S. coastal waters. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/apr2009_conservation_4.html Conservation & Stewardship 6740933A-08BE-49BC-B0DF-0521188C8EE1 Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:40:20 -0400 As NOAA works hard to preserve and protect the environment, it also practices what it preaches. NOAA’s green buildings and ships, and other internal environmental efforts, contribute toward the greening of our nation. These efforts also save money, conserve valuable natural resources, and often create a healthier work environment for NOAA employees. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/apr2009_conservation_2.html Conservation & Stewardship 460068D3-BC6D-498A-AEF8-CFAF25FB2EBA Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:39:22 -0400 The National Weather Service forecast office in Key West, Fla., has been recognized as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified green building by the U.S. Green Building Council. It is one of only three LEED-certified facilities in the National Weather Service and one of only five in NOAA. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/apr2009_around_1.html Around NOAA 631C1BFF-816F-490D-BBD3-FBCF5482A493 Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:37:41 -0400 Shoppers saw more than sale signs when visiting the Battlefield Mall in Springfield, Mo., on March 14 as meteorologists from the National Weather Service office in Springfield were on site hosting Severe Weather Awareness Day. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/apr2009_around_2.html Around NOAA 94893CFA-D1B6-4BE0-A4E1-01BF28604AB5 Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:36:56 -0400 As part of NOAA Heritage Week 2009 in Silver Spring, Md., Ken Graham, meteorologist –in-charge at the National Weather Service forecast office in New Orleans, played a video of the damage even a ‘small’ tornado can cause to prove his point about the destructive power of storms. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/apr2009_around_3.html Around NOAA CB273510-2131-4E4A-8F09-15C978824592 Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:36:00 -0400 Veronica Johnson, on-air meteorologist with NBC-4 in Washington, D.C., spoke to a large crowd as part of NOAA Heritage Week, which took place during African-American History Month. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/apr2009_around_4.html Around NOAA 805EF35B-3B08-4F8D-8195-8CD8FC34D89D Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:35:09 -0400 Bruce Plott, Employee of the Month, manages certification and accreditation of ground systems at NESDIS. Team Member of the Month, Todd Pearce, works with NOAA's Climate Program Office from his position in the OAR division responsible for IT services. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/eotms/apr2009_eotm.html People EB340650-F448-4C6A-B5B8-01887B3B096E Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:34:12 -0400 CDR Randy TeBeest, pilot of an OMAO ‘hurricane hunter’ P-3 aircraft, has flown 155 hurricane eyewall penetrations during his 16 years with NOAA Aircraft Operations. He has flown into the eye of hurricanes Katrina and Rita among other notable storms. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/apr2009_people_4.html People 5F61A5DF-A0FE-45FB-A761-657F11815C83 Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:33:20 -0400 Evan B. Forde, an oceanographer at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, has made his mark as an award-winning African American scientist committed to ocean research and education. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/apr2009_people_3.html People 746AF05B-41AF-46FD-A450-2914E864C1B4 Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:32:15 -0400 Teacher Sarah Tilman at Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, D.C., had a deep passion for ocean science -- and this passion led her to coach a school team to participate in NOAA’s marine science program, NEMO -- NOAA and D.C. Educators Moving Ocean Science Forward. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/apr2009_people_2.html People C80D241B-A268-43CD-8BE6-787242071F0B Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:30:34 -0400 Mark Murray-Brown, director of NOAA’s Northeastern Highly Migratory Species Management Division in Gloucester, Mass., loves working with students. He finds it rewarding and personally motivating to educate students about NOAA activities and programs. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/apr2009_people_1.html People B5DACDA0-9062-4479-B3A6-785A74B74094 Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:28:47 -0400 Imagine a World Without Fish that’s the tagline for a Web site set up by the producers of A Sea Change, a soon-to-be-released, full-length documentary film that may do for ocean acidification what former Vice President Al Gore’s documentary An Inconvenient Truth did for climate change. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/feb2009_scitech_5.html Science & Technology 202EA2F5-7D3E-4D1D-866A-F667EC03A188 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:11:26 -0400 The NOAA N-Prime weather satellite launched successfully Feb. 6, 2009, at 02:22 a.m. PST, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., aboard a Delta-II rocket, and as it entered orbit, the spacecraft was renamed NOAA-19. This successful effort was the result of several years of hard work by NOAA, in coordination with their NASA, EUMETSAT, and industry partners. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/feb2009_scitech_8.html Science & Technology 6E0696C2-1272-44C7-84E5-469CDAEE3646 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:10:40 -0400 It is a good idea to warm up your muscles before you exercise, but for marine animals such as mussels, warming up may prove to be hazardous. Mussels and other species living in the intertidal zone, between the high and low tide marks on ocean shores, can be especially sensitive to temperature changes. Their body temperatures already change dramatically over the course of a day and long-term climate changes may produce conditions that will place them at risk. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/feb2009_scitech_7.html Science & Technology 6843B342-A1AA-4482-868D-BCAFFF4D3E61 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:10:14 -0400 On January 15, the national Integrated Ocean Observing System supplied ocean observation data that aided in the safe rescue of all passengers and crew aboard U.S. Airways Flight 1549, which made an emergency water landing on the Hudson River. NOAA and its partners were at the ready, supporting passenger rescue, assessing risk of contamination to the environment, and helping to survey the cold and icy river for the wreckage of the plane. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/feb2009_scitech_6.html Science & Technology 0BD88ADF-6D35-4862-B4CE-A5D8621FBFFC Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:09:35 -0400 NOAA scientists are using a variety of tools to track and visualize CO2 gas as it swirls around the globe. They have placed instruments on tall towers, used air flask analysis, and depend greatly on a data assimilation system called CarbonTracker. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/feb2009_scitech_2.html Science & Technology 2FCB1B33-6082-43B2-8512-8E5FE7F5B712 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:09:04 -0400 In the autumn, plumes of air laden with black carbon and other particles sweep southwest out of China’s industrial Pearl River Delta. Two scientists from NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory traveled to a research station in rural South China last fall to help scientific colleagues track black carbon and other pollutants downwind of the delta. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/feb2009_scitech_3.html Science & Technology 79DD7947-DF51-47B5-AA89-06C5C961D0AB Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:08:30 -0400 Climate change processes in the vast Arctic cannot be understood with data collected from just weather stations. As a result, Taneil Uttal of NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory, in Boulder, Colo. contacted colleagues around the world to coordinate activities at several observatory sites in the Arctic. The result was the International Arctic Systems for Observing the Atmosphere. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/feb2009_scitech_4.html Science & Technology 52442633-66C5-4A1A-9E69-37AF7409BE7A Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:08:03 -0400 The Breakaway, a local shrimp boat, hosted one of NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey teams working to survey the Brownsville, Texas, harbor in the wake of Hurricane Dolly. Surveys conducted by NOAA/OCS help support a safe, efficient, and environmentally sound marine transportation system. The MTS employs more than 13 million and contributes more than $1 trillion to the nation’s economy. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/feb2009_scitech_1.html Science & Technology C92E33FF-16B4-40D0-9645-E9EC8792FB3B Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:06:52 -0400 Former Rhode Island Senator Claiborne Pell, instrumental in the creation of the National Sea Grant College Program, passed away on New Year’s Day. But we continue to celebrate his vision, courage, and hard work, which brought the dream of Sea Grant to fruition. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/feb2009_people_2.html People 13646CEA-E6AE-4847-8C28-4A954A4BFB4E Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:05:19 -0400 Mark Albertelly, Employee of the Month, is the Radar Operations Center customer service center expert with NOAA's National Weather Service. Team Member of the Month, Karen Greene, is contractor with NOAA’s Office of Sustainable Fisheries helping to implement provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/eotms/mar2009_eotm.html People 995F90ED-C085-474B-AF43-3CDDE9D16990 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:04:16 -0400 Gregory Walker, Employee of the Month, is the Chief Boatswain onboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster. Team Member of the Month, Krissy Rusello, is working with NOAA as the technical lead for the Athos Oil Spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/eotms/feb2009_eotm.html People B7CF5024-D994-4716-B2BA-70B46AB1F0AF Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:03:05 -0400 Writer Sinclair Lewis said, Winter is not a season, it’s an occupation. Few people personify this more than Paul Kocin of NOAA’s National Weather Service. Kocin is a forecaster at NOAA’s Hydrometeorological Prediction Center in Camp Springs, Md., focusing on Alaska weather. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/jan2009_people_1.html People F14BCEDE-6D9D-424F-AC5A-E394E4ACB641 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:00:40 -0400 NOAA Fisheries Service sent Juan Leon Guerrero back to a place he already knows well — Alaska’s Pribilof Islands. He is working for the agency’s Alaska Region as a student intern through the Student Career Employment Program and someday may join NOAA as a salaried employee. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/jan2009_people_1.html People C7009887-D047-447D-A6B9-4E2F0118BA20 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:59:27 -0400 NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory Director Eddie Bernard recently co-edited a new textbook on tsunamis. The book, entitled The Sea: Tsunamis, is volume fifteen in a Harvard University Press series dedicated to sharing ideas and observations regarding ocean research. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/feb2009_education_1.html Education FDB76742-E183-40BF-9594-2A7A346770C5 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:57:27 -0400 When Cyclone Nargis hit the coast of Burma last May, a 12-foot storm surge washed away whole towns, leaving 2.5 million people homeless and an estimated 140,000 people dead. In the days that followed, scientists pointed to the massive loss of mangrove forests, which act as natural buffers from the sea, as one of the main culprits. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/feb2009_conservation_1.html Conservation & Stewardship 9EC649B3-7048-45C5-9C98-238C3F926F6E Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:55:56 -0400 Coastal and marine resources and management, ocean exploration, sustainable fishing practices, and understanding climate change and the ocean were among the topics discussed when the director of NOAA Research met again with his Indonesian counterpart in a series of bilateral meetings in February. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/feb2009_around_2.html Around NOAA E125F66B-A1AC-4FF0-8A43-4F6331119DE0 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:51:37 -0400 The long proud history of the John N. Cobb as an active fisheries research vessel came to an end last August at the ship’s decommissioning ceremony, held at the NOAA Western Regional Center in Seattle. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/feb2009_around_3.html Around NOAA 1AC2C714-4B6F-497D-BA0B-79FC00AE0022 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:49:49 -0400 When scientists with NOAA’s Marine Biotoxins Program in Charleston, S.C., looked at the prospects of updating their 30-year old laboratory facilities, they didn’t see it as a challenge, but as an opportunity. They decided to get actively engaged in the design process. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/feb2009_around_1.html Around NOAA DAC00639-CEF2-423F-99C0-A0328A23D66F Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:46:05 -0400 NOAA was an exhibitor at the National League of Cities Congress of Cities and Exposition in Orlando, Fla., in mid-November. The event attracted more than 5,000 participants from around the country. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/dec2008_around_2.html Around NOAA {197f73ab-4901-3d86-d249-7f237916d9ad} Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:27:17 +0000 Hurricane Ike roared ashore at Galveston Island, Texas, in the early morning hours of September 13, 2008, devastating the community. Historic Fort Crockett, home to NOAA’s Galveston Laboratory, was battered but still standing. In Ike’s aftermath, the NOAA family in Galveston showed great resilience in putting their lives and livelihoods back together. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/jan2009_conservation_2.html Conservation {7bd842e-5b53-4cda-f2e0-3fd0dbd26363} Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:18:47 +0000 NOAA researchers have long worked to improve scientific understanding and prediction of weather, climate, and climate change. Now, scientists at NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colo., are working to help support alternative energy production by using NOAA’s extensive observation networks and modeling skills. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/jan2009_conservation_1.html Conservation {b147432-cb80-c1db-38eb-2116b9ffbc70} Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:18:08 +0000 NOAA Fisheries Service sent Juan Leon Guerrero back to a place he already knows well — Alaska’s Pribilof Islands. He is working for the agency’s Alaska Region as a student intern through the Student Career Employment Program and someday may join NOAA as a salaried employee. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/jan2009_people_1.html People {24a8bd5b-680b-45b0-6ca7-bcf298f4bf6f} Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:16:31 +0000 Sue Mullinix, Employee of the Month, works with NOAA’s Workforce Management Office. Team Member of the Month, Peter Romanov, supports NOAA's automated global snow mapping efforts within NOAA's Satellites and Information Service. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/eotms/jan2009_eotm.html People {1d09c325-5128-1cdf-5601-75da9b978e17} Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:15:41 +0000 Changes in latitudes ... Jimmy Buffett goes south, but Doug Forsyth goes north. Lake Cochrane in South Dakota is a long way from Buffet’s Margaritaville, or his "Salty Piece of Land," but it's all the same attitude to Forsyth, chief of Radar Research and Development at NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Okla. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/nov2008_people_2.html People {7b55f72e-c4a9-94a3-b37-2d4219addd8} Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:13:58 +0000 Everyone knows that there are real crime labs within law enforcement agencies around the world and that the TV drama CSI represents a fictionalized version of what real crime labs do, but did you know that NOAA has its own forensic lab in Charleston, S.C., to catch poachers and illegal traders of marine life? http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/dec2008_scitech_2.html Science & Technology {1cdfdff0-741e-1d6b-cf3a-5c2fd2389726} Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:25:47 +0000 As Hurricane Paloma churned through the Caribbean south of Cuba in November 2008, four teams of NOAA-trained students and scientists got ready. In a carefully choreographed experiment, the teams released 57 superpressure balloons, from Florida, Mississippi, Barbados, and Puerto Rico. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/jan2009_scitech_2.html Science & Technology {e685bff6-e9e1-10a1-b1b0-1aa45cb5f0c0} Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:24:17 +0000 NOAA’s CoastWatch Program has come a long way since its start in 1987. It began as an ad hoc effort to produce a single product in response to a harmful algal bloom event in North Carolina. Today, it has evolved into a cross-NOAA effort that provides a wide range of oceanographic satellite remote sensing data, products, and services to a diverse group of users. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/jan2009_scitech_1.html Science & Technology {83484716-3103-fb72-f5e3-73a23a3e2bc} Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:25:03 +0000 John T. Hoggard High School in Wilmington, N.C., has become the first high school in the country to earn designation as a StormReady® Supporter. This designation means that Hoggard established severe weather safety plans and actively takes part in and promotes severe weather safety awareness. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/jan2009_scitech_5.html Science & Technology {196959c6-a793-1dab-86e6-ba38e7059fa6} Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:23:22 +0000 Rita Colwell, a distinguished scholar from the NOAA Oceans and Human Health Initiative, recently developed a new way to use satellite sensors to predict cholera outbreaks. Her study used various ocean observation sensors to measure chlorophyll, sea surface temperature, rainfall, and ground temperature in the Bay of Bengal. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/jan2009_scitech_4.html Science & Technology {e4bfeb6-a5bd-75d7-61e5-cfd4a3bdb2c0} Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:22:41 +0000 NOAA participated once again in the annual Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade held in downtown Silver Spring, Md. This was the fifth year that NOAA has been represented in the parade, which attracts an average crowd of 15,000. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/dec2008_around_1.html Around NOAA {510b162-cc4e-506e-bc89-367f27a886e7} Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:14:34 +0000 NOAA National Ocean Service Assistant Administrator John H. Dunnigan addressed city leaders, scientists, researchers, and entrepreneurs at the first-ever Coastal Cities Summit, in St. Pete Beach, Fla. At the three-day summit, Dunnigan discussed NOAA coastal management initiatives in the context of sobering challenges. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/dec2008_around_3.html Around NOAA {b16ffa87-fd1b-7005-9a02-6019bd014526} Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:27:21 +0000 In October, NOAA Fisheries Restoration Center staff watched as powerful explosives opened up the Whites Gulch River for the first time in 120 years. The Whites Gulch Dam, which had blocked salmon from reaching their upstream habitat for more than a century, was gone in an instant. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/dec2008_conservation_2.html Conservation {ef6e2e-5640-e903-ba52-78253fa88a5} Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:22:21 +0000 Eighteen NOAA experts from around NOAA recently joined thousands of the world's leading sustainable development decision-makers in Barcelona, Spain, for the World Conservation Congress. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/nov2008_conservation_1.html Conservation {c7939a51-6af-3728-49af-afdefcd4c7d0} Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:23:27 +0000 The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is truly an engineering feat, spanning 4.3 miles and helping more than 20 million people cross the Bay each year. Yet, most motorists are unaware of the restoration activity just below the Bay’s surface. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/dec2008_conservation_1.html Conservation {25ab4b24-b3e2-a7f5-2b65-f1e8aa9d42fc} Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:18:43 +0000 NOAA’s National Ocean Service recently joined the EcoZone Green Schools Initiative, a public-private environmental outreach and education effort sponsored by EcoMedia and the CBS Corporation. The program’s goal is to inspire students to do what they can to help the environment. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/nov2008_conservation_2.html Conservation {56a8da07-220f-f430-352-8887916cfbf} Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:13:09 +0000 NOAA National Weather Service Little Rock, Ark., Meteorologist-in-Charge Renee Fair and Warning Coordination Meteorologist John Robinson recently lead a severe weather education exhibit at the "Warriors Day" children's festival in Russellville, Ark. The festival honored the memory of 10 year-old Emelaine "Emmy" Cherry, who lost her life in the Super Tuesday (Feb. 5) tornado. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/dec2008_people_3.html People {e44ebfe0-aed7-7ffb-4714-9004140a7d20} Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:25:46 +0000 Hurricane Ike inflicted major damage across much of southeast Texas and western Louisiana last September, killing 166 people and causing an estimated $31.5 billion in damage. While the human impacts of Hurricane Ike were tragic on a massive scale, a traumatic event like this also has a major effect on the environment and wildlife. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/nov2008_people_1.html People {7fa4ab0d-ace7-cfa7-a5be-bbd03be111d8} Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:11:14 +0000 Gwen Sanderlin, who works for the NOAA Fisheries Service Southeast Region’s Information Technology team, is in the midst of completing Blacks In Government’s (BIG) Young Leadership Academy (YLA). YLA is a BIG National Program to foster excellence in leadership and develop professional and personal leadership skills. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/dec2008_people_1.html People {b4e86ced-724d-88ea-29f4-eb6527e692e8} Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:19:54 +0000 National Ocean Service International Program Office staffer, Gonzalo Cid, recently contributed a chapter to a book, “Visions from Finis Terrae: Chilean Voices in the United States.” The new book was released in a ceremony held at the Inter-American Dialogue headquarters in Washington, D.C. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/dec2008_people_2.html People {f0f2c594-cac3-4d08-ce83-6d9d72cbf5c} Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:24:59 +0000 NOAA Fisheries Service has made available online its Essential Fish Habitat Mapper. This web-based tool is the first of its kind to display essential fish habitat data and maps nationally. The Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act requires that federal Fishery Management Plans identify and describe habitat necessary to fish for spawning, breeding, feeding, or growth to maturity. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/dec2008_scitech_1.html Science & Technology {562087c8-d5c-d4a2-639-a977a2dcfba4} Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:20:53 +0000 Scientists recently launched and retrieved an unmanned aircraft from the NOAA research vessel Oscar Dyson, preparing for an expedition to study ice seals in the Bering Sea this spring. The aircraft, commonly known as a ‘ScanEagle’, weighs less than 25 pounds empty. It has a 10-foot wingspan and can carry up to 12 pounds of fuel plus a payload for up to 20 hours. At cruise speed, it flies between 45 and 70 knots. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/nov2008_scitech_5.html Science & Technology {e0c71b7-d39d-cb7-264d-a2512d9d5e59} Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:16:55 +0000 Against a backdrop of the scenic Rocky Mountains during a picturesque “Indian Summer” Saturday, Sally Ride Science™ set up for a day of science discovery and fun on the student center plaza of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Sally Ride Science is dedicated to encouraging young girls to learn more about math and science. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/nov2008_education_1.html Education {ba3ba40f-c289-c329-a4b9-c8ecbaa58d00} Tue, 9 Dec 2008 13:34:42 +0000 NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada was christened and launched with great fanfare at the VT Halter Marine shipyard in Moss Point, Miss., on Sept. 26. The Shimada will become operational next year. With the launch of this last of four new fisheries vessels of the same design, NOAA’s fleet recapitalization program passed a significant milestone. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/nov2008_scitech_4.html Science & Technology {3a099294-c16a-dfef-71cb-d85cadcfeee} Tue, 9 Dec 2008 13:37:41 +0000 NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Okla., is gearing up for the largest ever field program to study tornadoes: VORTEX-2 (Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment-2, or V2). V2 is set to run from May 10 - June 15 of 2009 and 2010, and will follow up on the VORTEX project of the mid 1990s designed to study how tornadoes form and dissipate. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/nov2008_scitech_3.html Science & Technology {41f83cd6-a230-4f18-7520-d9aeb0ff5ce9} Tue, 9 Dec 2008 13:36:51 +0000 The history of the nation’s fisheries comes to life through the new NOAA Fisheries Service Voices from the Fisheries Database. The database delivers to listeners the oral history as told through hundreds of interviews related to commercial, recreational, and subsistence fishing. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/nov2008_scitech_1.html Science & Technology {93c345bd-df09-9c84-d0ac-23346f10a02d} Tue, 9 Dec 2008 13:35:55 +0000 Sometimes old technology is the best technology. After Hurricane Gustav rolled through the Gulf region, NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey (OCS) turned to a technique developed hundreds of years ago to measure channel depths leading into Lake Charles, Louisiana. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/oct2008_scitech_2.html Science & Technology {837f1cdf-5adc-d7d3-3541-5f89af70ec7f} Thu, 6 Nov 2008 13:55:59 +0000 NWS Spaceflight Meteorology Group (SMG) Lead Forecaster Tim Garner is the latest recipient of NASA's prestigious "Silver Snoopy" award.NASA astronauts present Silver Snoopy awards to employees who make "contributions toward enhancing the probability of mission success." Only one percent of employees earn Silver Snoopy awards. SMG Lead Forecaster Richard LaFosse has been selected as a Space Flight Awareness Honoree. This award is one of the highest available to employees of the NASA industry and International Partner space flight team. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/oct2008_people_2.html People {33ac997c-70db-f17-5f0-bf9b781a977a} Thu, 6 Nov 2008 13:54:31 +0000 The National Ocean Service launched a new suite of educational online resources to mark National Estuaries Day. These resources will help educators better teach environmental science. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/oct2008_education_1.html Education {9c3117f0-5a1a-7646-cbcc-8d02cdd25e9} Thu, 6 Nov 2008 13:52:39 +0000 In a move intended to give it greater visibility and support among local citizenry and officials, the Seattle Council of the Navy League has “adopted” NOAA’s Marine Operations Center-Pacific (MOC-P). http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/oct2008_around_2.html Around NOAA {cc98f73f-20a0-22a4-9e88-ee5f4cc96ea9} Thu, 6 Nov 2008 13:49:10 +0000 Following hurricane Ike, NWS Southern Region Headquarters came to the aid of NOAA Fisheries Service colleagues who sustained significant damage to their workspaces located on Galveston Island, Texas. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/oct2008_around_1.html Around NOAA {db054b08-bb8-dca8-43d6-33ebe8fa7724} Thu, 6 Nov 2008 13:48:21 +0000 A new high-resolution storm surge modeling system is giving residents of Manhattan a better understanding of how a tropical storm might affect the island. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/oct2008_scitech_5.html Science & Technology {fa3948f2-aee1-6202-65a6-bc133fa266c0} Tue, 4 Nov 2008 14:12:36 +0000 El Niño, plankton blooms, hurricanes and hydrothermal vents are all topics you would expect to hear in any NOAA hallway. Now, thanks to the hard work of NOAA and the Smithsonian Institution, they are also being discussed in the new Sant Ocean Hall at the National Museum of Natural History. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/oct2008_scitech_4.html Science & Technology {a6152270-2114-2785-64fa-46c680a9e609} Tue, 4 Nov 2008 14:12:02 +0000 Scientists from NOAA's Office of Coast Survey and the University of New Hampshire recently completed a three-week expedition to map one of the least-known sea floor areas in the world. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/oct2008_scitech_1.html Science & Technology {82ddb7c5-8105-e80a-c76a-1297282beb6} Tue, 4 Nov 2008 14:11:29 +0000 NOAA Administrator Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., honored more than 120 NOAA employees and team members at a recent awards ceremony held in the NOAA Auditorium in Silver Spring, Md. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/corporate/oct2008_corporate_3.html Corporate {dc5d8d9e-bee7-585d-bf0c-116899952e27} Thu, 6 Nov 2008 13:45:48 +0000 Five NOAA employees have been chosen by the President to receive 2008 Presidential Rank Awards. Award recipients are the best of the best of the federal workforce. Candidates are nominated by their agency heads and evaluated on their leadership qualities and the results of their work. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/corporate/oct2008_corporate_2.html Corporate {90554986-897e-74a8-a66e-c23cb3cf80a8} Tue, 4 Nov 2008 14:10:17 +0000 NOAA recently participated in an event that highlighted an ongoing multi-year partnership with globally-renowned marine artist Wyland at the unveiling of an international art project designed to help celebrate children, art, and the environment. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/oct2008_education_4.html Education {91714d04-1dff-590b-ac43-996ece08fd4a} Tue, 4 Nov 2008 14:09:04 +0000 NOAA Fisheries Service will lead the U.S. delegation at the 16th Special Meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) this November in Marrakesh, Morocco. ICCAT is the international body responsible for coordinating research and establishing conservation and management measures for tuna and tuna-like species in the Atlantic Ocean. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/oct2008_conservation_2.html Conservation {b02de340-580f-d0f8-1d6e-4d52fa161cfa} Tue, 4 Nov 2008 14:08:31 +0000 OAA recently began work to restore the Salmon Creek Estuary, found at the head of Discovery Bay in Washington state, one of the most important restoration projects in the greater Puget Sound area. Home to Endangered Species Act threatened chum salmon, as well as Chinook and steelhead salmon, much of this estuary has been uninhabitable for fish due to runoff from a lumber mill that started more than 50 years ago. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/oct2008_conservation_4.html Conservation {a89b9824-f0e5-a44d-2c79-104d7478f3d8} Tue, 4 Nov 2008 14:08:01 +0000 NOAA recently completed the restoration of a large area of St. Vincent Island National Wildlife Refuge, a 12,000 acre barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/oct2008_conservation_3.html Conservation {b406900c-1c94-e937-5569-e96048b4f3dc} Tue, 4 Nov 2008 14:07:26 +0000 Northwest Fisheries Science Center scientist Dr. Robin Waples received the prestigious 2008 William E. Ricker Resource Conservation Award for his worldwide influence on the importance of conservation of wild salmon in the Pacific Northwest. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/oct2008_people_3.html People {1d86f6f2-f478-e1d6-bcfa-10b1c34b6fb5} Tue, 4 Nov 2008 14:06:41 +0000 Recent hurricanes made a powerful impact on a Gulf Coast already battered by decades of pollution, population growth and habitat loss. As scientists and coastal restoration biologists start to assess the storm's affects on the Gulf Coast’s beaches, wetlands and barrier islands, they are seeing reasons for future concern. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/oct2008_conservation_1.html Conservation {30d27b9a-f748-d173-c024-f0aa2ee529f2} Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:45:51 +0000 The Hoover building’s auditorium was nearly full October 16 for VADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr.’s retirement ceremony. Speaker after speaker talked of the VADM’s leadership and his many contributions to NOAA over the last seven years. View the special video created for VADM Lautenbacher that was shown at this event. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/corporate/oct2008_corporate_1.html Corporate {71bad6fe-90dd-5559-b7e-2b84ae901934} Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:43:54 +0000 Bruce Servary, October Employee of the Month, is a senior engineer with the NOS Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services. Stephen Elko, October Team Member of the Month, is a program manager for NOAA's Office of Administration and Management. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/eotms/oct2008_eotm.html People {1ef5fc04-a7b8-4064-fadf-668f6d4a92c3} Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:51:24 +0000 NOAA is using ThreadEx, a new, high-tech project designed to tell quickly if an extreme climate event – such as a drought, flood or heatwave – in a certain area actually set a record. Each day, ThreadEx, which stands for Threaded Extremes, takes the maximum and minimum temperature, and the daily total precipitation recorded at 268 National Weather Service Automated Surface Observing Stations (ASOS) across the United States and pieces them together to create a single, long-term set of daily weather information. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/oct2008_scitech_3.html Science & Technology {3bd1f842-dd7e-a2c1-9656-a997bb2848b} Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:52:39 +0000 A team from Dexter, Mich., took 4th place in the 2008 National Ocean Sciences Bowl. As a reward for their exceptional performance in the national final, the team was treated to a four-day science-based tour of Michigan’s Great Lakes, organized and led by the Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research and the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/sep2008_around_3.html Around NOAA {f5b15f12-5d9c-d389-cdc9-59bd7b919329} Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:39:42 +0000 The Weather Forecast Office and River Forecast Center in Taunton, Mass., welcomed several children of WFO and RFC staffers who were helping to film a live action segment for the PBS production of the popular animated television series "Curious George." The children spoke to one of the meteorologists who was preparing and sending a forecast. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/sep2008_around_2.html Around NOAA {df6cb8cd-4ca7-7212-c261-71f6275dabc4} Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:38:22 +0000 On August 22, NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) held a dedication ceremony with Mississippi U.S. Senator Thad Cochran and U.S. Representative Gene Taylor to mark the successful installation of a NOAA Sentinel at the Bay Waveland Yacht Club in Bay St. Louis, Miss. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/sep2008_around_1.html Around NOAA {264138de-6f67-6992-30a3-2affef2cf593} Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:37:21 +0000 In fall 2007, four blue whales died after being struck by vessels in the Santa Barbara Channel. This year, NOAA’s Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA Fisheries, the National Weather Service, and the U.S. Coast Guard are working closely with the shipping industry to protect endangered whales in this area. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/sep2008_conservation_4.html Conservation {d724735-6bc1-84ac-335f-7d1733ed2da9} Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:43:37 +0000 NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Estuarine Research Reserve System, and the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science are working together to better understand the relationships between healthy ecosystems and healthy people, as well as provide baseline information to better understand changing environmental conditions. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/sep2008_conservation_3.html Conservation {c8725c4d-59d2-e8a4-abbf-f2d38ec3e413} Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:43:04 +0000 NOAA Fisheries Service and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) scientists released 142 loggerhead sea turtles into the ocean off Florida’s central Atlantic coast on July 2. The turtles are part of an annual NOAA Fisheries study to evaluate the effectiveness of turtle excluder devices (TED) in shrimp trawls. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/sep2008_conservation_2.html Conservation {8227c595-e602-5601-eda9-e2ce81bb2ef4} Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:42:19 +0000 Coho salmon in northern and central California Rivers are listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. To help restore these populations, Quivira Vineyards (Sonoma County, Calif.) is working with the NOAA Restoration Center and Trout Unlimited to restore endangered coho salmon and steelhead trout populations. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/sep2008_conservation_1.html Conservation {c51f4dbd-d609-4ea7-c974-eada93779414} Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:41:33 +0000 About 80 people from five NOAA line offices attended the NOAA Gulf of Mexico Regional Team’s Extension, Outreach and Education Workshop on Aug. 12-13 in Mobile, Ala. In breakout sessions, participants discussed best practices for maximizing NOAA’s responsiveness, respect for partners, academic neutrality, accessibility, integration, coordination and resource partnerships. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/sep2008_education_1.html Education {a85550b7-e5d9-6e80-21f2-94d08a6a99da} Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:45:10 +0000 On Aug. 22, 2008, more than 2,500 people took a grand tour of NOAA’s ocean and atmospheric science programs, in a program at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Ore. The Newport facility is considered one of the top ten education aquariums nationwide and is a designated Coastal America Ecosystem Learning Center with Oregon Sea Grant. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/sep2008_education_2.html Education {72ca75c7-1449-9128-e57c-7b455bcbe6} Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:45:42 +0000 Growing up in northern Florida, John Incardona fell in love with the watery world of fish. Now, six years into his research at NOAA, Dr. Incardona is bringing together his training as a physician and fishery biologist in new research with profound implications for human health. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/sep2008_people_2.html People {81b49f6d-3afb-a404-284e-b92e275afb01} Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:47:27 +0000 Roz Savage, the first woman to row across the Pacific solo from California to Hawaii, completed her journey September 1st , landing at the Waikiki Yacht Club in Honolulu. She brought with her a classic NOAA drift bottle bearing messages of greeting and ocean conservation from the California national marine sanctuaries to their sister sanctuaries in Hawaii. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/sep2008_people_3.html People {8c5b4633-5be6-4183-fd32-5a4825695d60} Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:47:58 +0000 On August 30, 2008, Erica Rule was invited to participate in an experience unique to NOAA, available to only a handful of people -- flying into a hurricane onboard a NOAA P-3 hurricane hunter aircraft. Hurricane Gustav was the target storm for the mission, a category-three hurricane then located just south of Cuba. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/sep2008_people_4.html People {9b4242d1-f1cd-8992-f8b3-4963db10ba2c} Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:48:27 +0000 Jimmy Waddell had an incredible experience working as a Summer Intern with NOAA’s Office of Education. When he first began work he had two goals in mind: to gain experience working in an office and to make an impact on that office. Over the course of the two-month internship he accomplished both. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/sep2008_people_5.html People {5da913b8-8415-ecca-864e-8b655db9f459} Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:48:56 +0000 Susan McLean, Employee of the Month, is the effective and inspirational leader of the Marine Geology and Geophysics Division of the National Geophysical Data Center. Team Member of the Month, Weifeng ‘Rick’ Jiang, is the Information Technology manager for the Air Resources Laboratory and ARL's headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/eotms/sep2008_eotm.html People {fdf26385-42d5-4383-b705-b05613fe27f3} Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:49:48 +0000 Located just 70 miles off the coast of Key West, the Dry Tortugas National Park is an international treasure of historical and ecological significance. Scientists are interested in the Dry Tortugas because of its central position between the Gulf, Atlantic and Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystems, and its potential as a source of recruits for marine resource populations in U.S. waters. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/sep2008_scitech_1.html Science & Technology {3cbc312-8426-4ac2-e00b-c283974cb4bb} Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:50:47 +0000 Recent heightened hurricane activity in the Atlantic has provided NOAA researchers with opportunities to test new observing technologies and advance forecasting and techniques that could contribute to improvements in the accuracy of hurricane landfall predictions and hurricane intensity predictions. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/sep2008_scitech_3.html Science & Technology {901b470f-6cf9-75c-f60f-974bd03715a1} Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:51:17 +0000 Thirty years ago, media headlines warned of a looming ice age. Back then, the first satellite records showed a growing snow and ice cover across the Northern Hemisphere. A new research paper co-authored by Dr. Thomas C. Peterson, of NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center, looks at reasons why some scientists drew this conclusion. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/sep2008_scitech_4.html Science & Technology {a1e843-af2a-8a10-8e06-2b0fc93d1a4} Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:51:53 +0000 NOS Assistant Administrator Jack Dunnigan visited the National Geodetic Survey’s (NGS) Norfolk, Va., field operations facility on July 25. The visit began with a briefing of NGS field operations followed by a tour of the facility. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/aug2008_around_2.html Around NOAA {794e57ca-965b-9715-d18f-ccc32fad58ca} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:11:32 +0000 NOAA was well represented at Seafest, an annual educational event held at Oregon State University’s (OSU) Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/aug2008_around_1.html Around NOAA {5af2fc22-9961-1422-66f9-6bde30dd4483} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:10:46 +0000 As 6,500 state legislators converged on New Orleans in July, sustainability, climate change, and how to salvage the disappearing Louisiana coastal wetlands were priorities on the agenda. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/aug2008_around_3.html Around NOAA {cb261c83-67ff-5a61-b509-d34eab4ba30} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:09:48 +0000 Biologists from the NOAA Fisheries Service office in Sacramento recently worked with the California Department of Fish and Game to rescue hundreds of federally-protected salmon from a stream dwindling from this year’s drought conditions in northern California. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/aug2008_conservation_2.html Conservation & Stewardship {d0fdce42-cd2a-2837-20c9-36f1ceb73501} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:15:39 +0000 To help NOAA comply with the "green" practices of waste prevention, recycling, and acquisition outlined for federal agencies in Executive Order 13423, we ask you to be mindful of your printing habits. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/aug2008_green_1.html Conservation & Stewardship {e4057df3-37f-ce53-76ad-b4edabdaaced} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:13:57 +0000 For more than 260 years, the Merrimack Village Dam helped power saw mills, a gristmill, and a shoe factory, and provided water for a chemical factory. No longer powering industry and scheduled for demolition the dam has one last role to play - that of movie star. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/aug2008_conservation_3.html Conservation & Stewardship {9c2af914-975b-7730-af89-bc23b5a3a899} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:16:58 +0000 NOAA continues to play a strong leadership role in the International Year of the Reef 2008. The 11th International Coral Reef Symposium took place in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., on July 7-11. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/aug2008_conservation_7.html Conservation & Stewardship {311b82bf-bcd3-4c21-4414-2367e5d96439} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:21:59 +0000 The recent release of NOAA’s The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2008 sounded the alarm on the deteriorating state of the nation’s coral reef ecosystems, nearly half of which are now considered to be in “poor” or “fair” condition. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/aug2008_conservation_6.html Conservation & Stewardship {7f51f814-79d5-6d52-e9e5-7e7dcb324073} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:20:49 +0000 The recent release of NOAA’s The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2008 sounded the alarm on the deteriorating state of the nation’s coral reef ecosystems, nearly half of which are now considered to be in “poor” or “fair” condition. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/aug2008_conservation_6.html Conservation & Stewardship {f1d9d8b5-f9dd-118e-f6b9-ee3eb736dae9} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:43:17 +0000 In mid-June, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center received an unexpected phone call – dolphin fins had been sighted in New Jersey’s Shrewsbury River, over 5 miles from the ocean. When they responded, they found 16 coastal bottlenose dolphins, including two calves. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/aug2008_conservation_5.html Conservation & Stewardship {ee062ae1-d4d3-aa6e-9827-eda9fb2c6ddf} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:39:41 +0000 While many families took the Monday following July 4th to extend their holiday weekend, NOAA staff, along with several other agencies and volunteers, spent the day in a soggy tidal marsh trying to halt the resurgence of a non-native species of algae (seaweed) in San Francisco Bay. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/aug2008_conservation_4.html Conservation & Stewardship {7355cda5-da6-9932-617a-11ce17ba2058} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:18:55 +0000 NOAA employees often feel a sense of pride and ownership in the agency. For those who feel this way and want to know more about NOAA, an updated “owner’s manual” is hot off the presses. The NOAA Business Operations Manual was written to provide a single organizational and management reference guide for employees. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/corporate/aug2008_corporate_1.html Corporate {84ba3490-3fbf-124a-66d0-e4c67a291e8a} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:46:48 +0000 NOAA recently announced the winner of the “Taking the Pulse of the Planet” award offered as part of the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Zaki Daniel Moustafa won the award for his project entitled “Resilience/Survivorship of a Red Sea Fringing Coral Reef under Extreme Environmental Conditions: A Four-Year Study. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/aug2008_education_1.html Education {6c4ab0bd-2e70-f275-2849-fb29752e257b} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:52:39 +0000 The sixth annual NOAA Science Camp was held July 7-18 in Seattle, Wash. NOAA coordinated the event in partnership with the Washington Sea Grant and the University of Washington Joint Institute for the Study of Atmosphere and Oceans. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/aug2008_education_5.html Education {3a64a779-dd52-17bc-194b-5fb1cfb8102a} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:53:50 +0000 For the past three years, Kristy Gardner, a high school student from Bedford, N.Y., has focused on a tiny organism that causes red tide. At the end of her sophomore year Kristy teamed up with biologist Gary Wikfors of NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center laboratory in Milford, Conn. and conducted original research as a participant in her high school’s Dr. Robert Pavlica Authentic Science Research Program. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/aug2008_education_4.html Education {57e4cd27-4b3a-bc2c-da44-ca02950a79fb} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:53:00 +0000 NOAA is working with the state to raise awareness of this important problem of wetland loss. Tour guides, local legislators, performers, and national experts speaking at NCSL addressed the theme of coastal wetlands restoration in a variety of forums throughout the week. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/aug2008_education_3.html Education {ff6a6ff8-b74d-f46b-6991-df0c84f0b146} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:50:44 +0000 Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, and Susan Solomon, a NOAA senior scientist who discovered the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole, teamed up to encourage educators to teach about climate. Both were keynote speakers at “Earth Then, Earth Now: Our Changing Climate,” the Sally Ride Science™ educators conference presented at NOAA’s Science Center in Silver Spring. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/aug2008_education_2.html Education {978a587f-ddab-faac-1ae6-bcd79b0b38fb} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:50:09 +0000 The majesty of the Andes Mountains and the mystery and beauty of Machu Picchu have always been fascinating to NOAA's John McLaughlin and Laura Rear. So when an opportunity came their way to go to Peru to do some volunteer work and sightsee along the way, they couldn’t resist! http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/aug2008_people_3.html People {ad60804e-4c93-a6-a7f6-a9a6a4bbf355} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:03:02 +0000 Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Pamela Szatanek, Incident Meteorologist (IMET) at the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center in Camp Springs, Md., certainly embodies Gandhi’s sentiments. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/aug2008_people_2.html People {d287dc0b-a046-8556-be5a-5ba3b6589a7} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:13:50 +0000 Dr. Richard W. Spinrad, assistant administrator, NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, recently awarded Fred Gorell, public affairs officer, NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration, the Special Act Award for outstanding leadership of the Publications Working Group for NOAA’s 200th Celebration. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/aug2008_people_1.html People {f70e4ac8-5cc6-f095-20fe-9a6dc471a110} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:01:32 +0000 Dave Zittel, Employee of the Month, contributed to the development of a new weather radar technique that has greatly enhanced NEXRAD weather radar. Team Member of the Month, Liz English, works for NOAA's Fisheries Service Office of International Affairs. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/eotms/aug2008_eotm.html People {74d67ef7-f6f3-7164-1f90-adbd7de1aaef} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:55:09 +0000 NOAA National Weather Service Forecast Offices in Knoxville and Morristown, Tenn., recently worked with NOAA Research to conduct twice-daily weather balloon launches. The launches were designed to measure conditions in the atmosphere's "mixing layer" (one hundred to several thousand feet above ground, depending on the time of day) where pollutants and smoke tend to linger. https://beta.w1.secure.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/aug2008_scitech_8.html Science & Technology {2c532c93-5412-a295-b407-ce9ebdbe879e} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:11:03 +0000 The NOAA Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment Biogeography Branch and the National Park Service’s Buck Island Reef National Monument in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, have produced a video documenting the scientific work underway between the two agencies and their partners. https://beta.w1.secure.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/aug2008_scitech_7.html Science & Technology {ee69549-20e-f85f-4bb2-eff2675c8659} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:10:27 +0000 The John N. Cobb, the oldest and only remaining wooden boat in the NOAA fleet, has plied Alaskan waters as a Federal fisheries research vessel for nearly 60 years. This year was scheduled to be her last of operation, but the beloved boat’s season sadly was cut short in June due to a broken main crankshaft in her vintage Fairbanks-Morse 1931 design, 325-hp direct drive locomotive engine. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/aug2008_scitech_6.html Science & Technology {a9f640fe-7b30-6706-b0ef-489153e63223} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:09:50 +0000 NOAA’s Advanced Sampling Technologies Working Group is developing a portable autonomous underwater vehicle to pursue data required for ecosystems-based fisheries management. This AUV can be deployed from fisheries survey vessels, small craft, or the shore to work on a variety of marine ecosystem investigations. https://beta.w1.secure.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/aug2008_scitech_5.html Science & Technology {9d9b5280-1afc-e43e-86b3-9cb2e37122f0} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:08:48 +0000 NOAA’s nautical charting mission just got a big boost toward more efficient operations with the acquisition of two new survey launches now carried by NOAA ship Rainier. The speed and reliability of the launches have improved overall survey efficiency and safety levels in the Washington state and Alaska waters where Rainier has been operating for the past several months. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/aug2008_scitech_4.html Science & Technology {ca953437-5b65-8b06-d30d-9137c5360c8} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:08:19 +0000 Captain Stephen Wagner, master of NOAA ship Albatross IV, took command of NOAA Ship Delaware II on June 11 from CDR Richard Wingrove, NOAA, during a ceremony at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. This was a special change of command as it marks the first time that someone has had command of both ships at the same. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/aug2008_scitech_3.html Science & Technology {6920338d-4a04-a859-d6d3-421491fea985} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:07:30 +0000 On May 30, a cross section of NOAA missions came together on short notice to make possible a rare picture of converging NOAA ships. While underway near George’s Bank about 80 miles east of Massachusetts, the NOAA Ships Albatross IV and Henry B. Bigelow, which were conducting paired towing operations, met up with a third NOAA ship, the Delaware II. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/aug2008_scitech_2.html Science & Technology {8510e131-5e3-70c3-adc5-3d278997cb35} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:05:59 +0000 Before you surf the waves at the beach this summer, surf the World Wide Web to find out just how warm or cold the ocean water might be. Average water temperatures for U.S. beaches can be found online at NOAA's Coastal Water Temperature Guide Web site. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/aug2008_scitech_1.html Science & Technology {e8ba1d2a-ac5f-1619-fc97-3b1a12393a03} Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:04:55 +0000 NOAA responded to the “Show Me State” challenge when the agency participated in the 2008 National Association of Counties Annual Conference and Exposition in Kansas City, Mo., in mid-July. The conference drew about 4,000 county officials from all over the country. The NOAA exhibit attracted visitors from 33 states. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jul2008_around_8.html Around NOAA {e83fbdad-f59-e1ed-37a6-4c8c49df2e9} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:12:17 +0000 On June 2, approximately 350 elementary and middle school students from the Washington, DC area converged on Constitution Gardens -- a pond on the National Mall -- to participate in the annual Take-A-Kid-Fishing event. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jul2008_around_7.html Around NOAA {e970fd65-4717-14a1-167f-1d15cf684c49} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:11:30 +0000 On June 10, the NOAA hydrographic ship RAINIER picked up a distress call from two passengers on board the fishing vessel CRICKETT. The RAINIER, which was conducting survey operations two miles away, rushed to the scene within ten minutes. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jul2008_around_6.html Around NOAA {16ffbd19-aa20-c8d5-dcfb-e9b8be10c5a7} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:10:41 +0000 On June 10, the NOAA hydrographic ship RAINIER picked up a distress call from two passengers on board the fishing vessel CRICKETT. The RAINIER, which was conducting survey operations two miles away, rushed to the scene within ten minutes. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jul2008_around_9.html Around NOAA {6f329ca8-a176-db24-c8de-2ab5fbd04c18} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:09:25 +0000 On June 21, the United States and Mexico kicked off this year’s World Hydrography Day on board the Mexican Navy ship RIO TUXPAN. The RIO TUXPAN, formerly the NOAA ship WHITING, was transferred to the Mexican Navy in 2005 to become the nation’s first dedicated hydrographic vessel. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jul2008_around_5.html Around NOAA {cde2b3fd-c3a5-915c-6379-9b62549d3158} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:08:27 +0000 On June 21, NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) celebrated the installation in Gulfport, Miss., of its 16th Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System® (PORTS®). Gulfport is the third-busiest U.S. container port in the Gulf of Mexico. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jul2008_around_4.html Around NOAA {87f625d6-6fc-77a3-9790-50139fedeff3} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:06:51 +0000 This has been an award-winning year for publications produced by staff members of the NOAA Coastal Services Center. So far in 2008, two of the Center’s newsletters and a national trade journal have received ten state, national, and international awards. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jul2008_around_3.html Around NOAA {1141dd97-c06f-94e0-3a28-d38923665b29} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:05:57 +0000 The University of Hawaii'i Sea Grant College Program has donated more than 100 copies of its recently published Reef and Shore Fishes of the Hawaiian Islands to secondary school libraries statewide in order to encourage greater environmental literacy throughout the state and to celebrate the International Year of the Reef. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jul2008_around_2.html Around NOAA {8bc8ef1f-3e11-dd63-c538-a2e4e1aa1195} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:04:54 +0000 One of the premier social events of the year for the agency, the annual NOAA Fish Fry, was a resounding success on June 11. More than one thousand friends and colleagues enjoyed a warm and pleasant evening at the Herbert C. Hoover Building to showcase American fisheries and seafood. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jul2008_around_1.html Around NOAA {aab94af8-cff4-ce9f-5f64-4f9fc42ad6} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:02:19 +0000 While this is not a new idea, we encourage you to take a fresh look at the benefits of carpooling. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/green1.html Conservation & Stewardship {e914ce1c-dac6-9894-9803-5851aa73ce96} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:23:04 +0000 NOAA has been preparing in a variety of ways for the 2008 hurricane season, including through coastal restoration. NOAA Fisheries Service, southeast Habitat Conservation Division (HCD) is implementing a plan to restore up to ten miles of Louisiana’s severely eroded shoreline, rebuilding barrier island habitats and protecting the state’s coastal infrastructure and resources. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/conservation/jul2008_conservation_1.html Conservation & Stewardship {3531963-edb7-80e3-2abe-22f4481f86d8} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:21:50 +0000 NOAA has announced the 2008 recipients of NOAA’s Administrator’s and Technology Transfer Awards. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on October 22nd in Silver Spring, Maryland. Congratulations to each winner for outstanding service. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/corporate/jul2008_corporate_2.html Corporate {eb0b6a84-5b28-cb16-c17a-e432fabae3dd} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:25:30 +0000 NOAA's National Climatic Data Center partnered with NOAA's Office of Program Planning and Integration to develop this new Web site highlighting the economic aspects of NOAA's products and services. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/corporate/jul2008_corporate_1.html Corporate {7f699266-f662-bd3e-4868-629968106e5e} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:24:46 +0000 Be prepared. The message is simple. The motto has been used by the Boy Scouts since 1907, was later adopted by the Girl Scouts, and is an important part of NOAA’s ongoing message to the public when extreme weather is predicted. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/jul2008_education_1.html Education {7581de8b-4eb2-f2f8-5100-1142a1e58640} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:27:18 +0000 The NOAA Chapter of Blacks in Government recently hosted a ceremony to honor is 2008 scholarship award winners . This year’s event hosted entrepreneurs, a former recipient, the parents of the present recipients, NOAA employees, and a host of other supporters. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/jul2008_education_2.html Education {54d42034-e2cf-6e0c-c04c-50faeea07c03} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:26:33 +0000 Growing up in Hawaii, Claire J. Fackler, NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, has always been fascinated with the ocean and marine life. Today, that passion contiues in both her career and hobbies. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/jul2008_people_1.html People {28114686-6ab0-6820-3b24-8ea86013107f} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:29:29 +0000 On May 14, a young boy from California named Christian visited west Texas and the NWS Office in Lubbock as part of the Make-A-Wish Program. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/jul2008_people_2.html People {4296876b-c7fd-7201-1d98-82d03f22b66d} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:30:21 +0000 Drs. David Fahey and John Daniel of NOAA Research’s Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colo., were recently given the Environmental Protection Agency’s international Ozone Layer Protection Award. They were honored during a ceremony at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/jul2008_people_3.html People {856b8e2c-1096-235a-8951-b9ae8599188c} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:30:59 +0000 Dr. Robert Simpson thought 60 years ago that the area around Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano would make an “incomparable natural laboratory.” He was honored for that vision with NOAA’s Environmental Hero Award for Longtime Achievement during a July 2 ceremony in the NOAA Library in Silver Spring, Md. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/jul2008_people_4.html People {1ca14ce-6460-317f-9c0b-304f2ae27403} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:31:43 +0000 Kurt Kier, Employee of the Month, is a second cook aboard the NOAA Ship Dyson. Team Member of the Month, Theresa Goedeke, is working with NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science to help them build partnerships with Native American communities and to enhance NOAA's workforce diversity. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/eotms/jul2008_eotm.html People {98cc9ad4-70e0-1dec-dbd1-b92642b41435} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:32:34 +0000 Richard W. Spinrad, assistant administrator, NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and Toshihiko Chiba, director, Washington D.C. Office of Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology met at NOAA's Silver Spring office, to formalize a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in Japan earlier this month by JAMSTEC President Yasuhiro Kato. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/jul2008_scitech_2.html Science & Technology {54748edc-64ab-971d-971d-38389f394ab0} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:33:29 +0000 The 2008 wildfire season is off to a brutal start, with almost three million acres torched in the United States through July 9. California has been hardest hit from fires, triggered in most cases by lightning strikes throughout the parched landscape. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/jul2008_scitech_4.html Science & Technology {37e17eaa-60fe-3d69-f051-18177ef21eba} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:34:23 +0000 Carol Auer is an oceanographer for the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science’s Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (NCCOS/CSCOR) in Silver Spring, Md. Much of Carol’s current work focuses on managing a scientific research program called “The Ecological Effects of Sea-Level Rise.” http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/jul2008_scitech_5.html Science & Technology {825c932e-d35a-bf61-80a7-e8516d1a1078} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:35:16 +0000 The Smithsonian's new Ocean Hall exhibit, developed in partnership with NOAA, is searching for volunteer exhibit hosts to help guide visitors through the awe-inspiring displays. Opening in September, the Ocean Hall is the largest permanent exhibit ever created in the world's most visited natural history museum. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/announcements/jul2008_announce_1.html Staff Announcements {9c454744-f2f6-4d4-41a0-f5dd640da6c} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:19:57 +0000 The Ocean Today Kiosk will be a highly dynamic and visitor-friendly experience at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History's new Ocean Hall. Opening in September 2008, the Ocean Hall will span more than 26,000 square feet and be the most prominent hall in the museum. Although the deadline has passed to submit proposals for consideration of opening day content, story proposals are always being considered. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/announcements/may2008_announce_2.html Staff Announcements {2c301d89-d613-c1c7-b19b-db2f9485d8ad} Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:18:40 +0000 Just days after Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast in 2005, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour set the tone for recovery. He vowed that his state would emerge from the tragedy better and safer than before. Almost three years later, the topic of community resilience was prevalent in Biloxi where NOAA assisted the State of Mississippi in engaging local officials as part of a Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA) stakeholder meeting. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/may2008_around_2.html Around NOAA {9275e58f-8e59-d83-9876-abb2d815b66b} Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:27:34 +0000 A Bike to Work Day “Juicer” in Silver Spring, Md., drew more than 70 NOAA commuters the morning of May 16, 2008, despite steady rain in the Washington, DC area. The juicer was hosted by the NOAA Bike Team, a new subgroup of the NOAA Green Team, which focuses efforts on helping NOAA and individuals reduce energy use and recycle more. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jun2008_around_1.html Around NOAA {f1a8a5-94a8-3321-a038-a13f629ad497} Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:20:17 +0000 At the Ka Palapala Po‘okela book awards, which honored the finest books published in Hawai‘i in 2007, the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program captured both awards given in the Natural Science category. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jun2008_around_2.html Around NOAA {a498ebeb-f831-e25d-bae9-a1fc4d224e63} Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:18:36 +0000 On June 2, 2008, hundreds of NOAA employees and partners participated in the 5th annual NOAA Restoration Day in two separate states -- one in Maryland and the other in Virginia. This event has grown every year as NOAA employees in Maryland and Virginia work to restore habitat at two important sites in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/jun2008_around_3.html Around NOAA {52b07e3-8485-dba8-cf3a-6fa91e5cba4b} Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:34:58 +0000 The Phillips family in Douglas, Ga., was presented with NOAA’s Dick Hagemeyer Award on April 14 by the award namesake’s nephew, Bart Hagemeyer, meteorologist-in-charge of the Melbourne, Fla., Weather Forecast Office. The award honors individuals who have served more than 45 years in NOAA’s Cooperative Observer Program and was named after Dick Hagemeyer (1924-2001) whose NOAA career spanned 51 years. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/jun2008_people_1.html People {cf3eaa6-72db-16a8-da67-961cb9596465} Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:16:11 +0000 Don Bolton, electronics technician with the NOAA West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, recently rescued a juvenile Bald Eagle that had been shot through the wing. The eagle is now being treated at the Bird Treatment and Learning Center in Anchorage, Alaska. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/jun2008_people_2.html People {264ad1ed-f96e-18e8-a54b-eee20dd7e51} Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:32:57 +0000 On April 19, NOAA National Ocean Service employee, Steve Hudziak, traveled to San Diego to conduct field work. Once there, the shuttle he was on had to make an emergency stop, throwing passengers and cargo throughout the van. Hudziak calmly assessed the situation, instructed the shuttle driver to call 911, and then provided first aid to the most seriously injured passengers. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/jun2008_people_3.html People {e91c764d-8ded-c3df-f87b-920411557b1a} Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:11:28 +0000 During National Police Week (May 10-16), NOAA’s Fisheries Service Office of Law Enforcement recognized two officers and two game wardens who gave their lives in the line of duty in 2007. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/jun2008_people_4.html People {76d7029-d881-f74c-a37e-89cf712955c} Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:11:33 +0000 Scott Hill was like most soon-to-be college graduates standing in line at the campus’ career center when he signed up for an interview with a NOAA Corps officer 22 years ago. Not sure what to do with the rest of his life, or in the next three months before graduation for that matter, Scott found the idea of being a NOAA Corps Officer a great way to pursue his love of the ocean and marine science. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/jun2008_people_5.html People {22f8ef4a-a389-78ec-5f7b-75499c7c4a1c} Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:11:43 +0000 D.C. Public Schools just celebrated an event that proved that one teacher really can make a difference in instilling a love of learning about science. At a ceremony at the Shepherd Elementary School auditorium in Northwest Washington near NOAA’s Silver Spring campus, NOAA Administrator Lautenbacher presented teacher Steven King with a NOAA Environmental Hero Award for his contributions supporting NOAA science education. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/jun2008_people_6.html People {16def56f-28bd-f025-a2f7-bcfb21a08ef0} Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:29:04 +0000 A historic ocean observing effort is underway, thanks to a challenge given two years ago at a UNESCO conference in Lithuania from Richard Spinrad (then-NOAA Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service). At the conference, Spinrad challenged professors at Rutgers University, a leading partner in the Mid-Atlantic region for the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), to modify one of their underwater gliders so that it could make the first ever cross-Atlantic “flight.” http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/jun2008_scitech_1.html Science & Technology {bd0c2aea-4a98-1b1d-5b-a2991a35daf} Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:25:50 +0000 The NOAA Ship OSCAR DYSON was recently honored by the National Weather Service with a USA 2007 Voluntary Observing Ship award. While sailing the waters of Alaska, the OSCAR DYSON — like other ships in the fleet — adds value to her mission by participating in the National Weather Service’s Voluntary Ship Observing (VOS) program. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/jun2008_scitech_2.html Science & Technology {fffabca7-4380-eafb-3db9-6e9da3bb315} Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:24:50 +0000 A survey completed by NOAA Fisheries Service personnel found cans and pouches of tuna sold in supermarkets, advertising a dolphin-safe label, accurately described the product since dolphins were not intentionally encircled with nets nor harmed when the tuna were caught. The survey is the largest ever conducted at the same time across the United States. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/jun2008_scitech_3.html Science & Technology {d389f09-2d67-68c4-1317-5365cb5594b3} Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:23:50 +0000 Hundreds of volunteers recently teamed with NOAA researchers to honor the first ever Hawaiian Monk Seal Day in Hawaii. Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle proclaimed April 19, 2008, Hawaiian Monk Seal Day in an effort to bring attention to the dire condition of the population. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/jun2008_scitech_5.html Science & Technology {a422be75-bf6-9cab-772f-3bcc33b110a7} Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:22:26 +0000 NOAA and the Navy teamed up in May 2008 to demonstrate and test the applications of autonomous underwater vehicles, or AUVs, for both mine countermeasures and archaeological research during AUVfest 2008. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/jun2008_scitech_7.html Science & Technology {7e2a596b-1400-f9-9a6e-30d2ed3641d} Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:28:56 +0000 Scientists at NOAA's Beaufort (NC) Lab are working hard to one day add a small red fish with an odd name to seafood menus nationwide. Red porgy, a marine fish in the snapper-grouper family in the Atlantic Ocean, is considered overfished. However, because wild stocks are limited and the market value for the fish is high, red porgy has emerged as a great candidate for aquaculture. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/jun2008_scitech_6.html Science & Technology {6a3a67e0-1c37-a8d9-3885-ddca1612cdb} Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:21:23 +0000 So where does a 150-ton whale swim? If you think the answer to this riddle is the same for where the 800-pound gorilla sits, then you are correct – anywhere it wants. But for NOAA personnel responsible for protecting the endangered blue whale, this was no joke. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/may2008_scitech_4.html Science & Technology {5e63147d-8d2e-eed5-1e47-e15eb5c69511} Wed, 21 May 2008 14:11:29 +0000 NOAA scientists recently flew a NOAA WP-3D aircraft through springtime Arctic pollution to find out why the region is warming -- and summertime sea ice is melting -- faster than predicted. Some 35 NOAA researchers along with government and university colleagues in Fairbanks, Alaska, conducted the study April 7 – 23, 2008. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/may2008_scitech_6.html Science & Technology {7ae02137-485c-af0e-c8df-c56b965a145f} Wed, 21 May 2008 14:10:16 +0000 A team of NOAA scientists trained 40 government officials and students from Ghana early in April to be fishery observers in a classroom aboard a U.S. Navy ship docked in Tema, Ghana. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/may2008_scitech_7.html Science & Technology {c3e8f522-508e-ca67-e572-cea7c1683fd7} Wed, 21 May 2008 14:09:01 +0000 George P. Cressman, 88, a former NOAA National Weather Service director, passed away on April 17, 2008, in Rockville, Md. Cressman built a vast legacy at the National Weather Service and in the field of meteorology. He was among the first “technology pioneers” who led the nation to use computers to forecast the weather. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/may2008_people_4.html People {477a9f19-cc92-d6dc-ca11-5049ba82415} Wed, 21 May 2008 13:45:35 +0000 The NOAA Fisheries Service has launched NOAA’s first regularly scheduled educational podcast series, WeirdFins. Each weekly two-minute episode, which targets kids 8 to 14, (but will interest people of all ages!), will help make learning about ocean life fun. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/may2008_education_1.html Education {b5f76cab-4ec9-720a-6cf2-163d4ea349b} Wed, 21 May 2008 13:17:59 +0000 Second graders in Clare Schoolmaster’s class at Mesa Elementary in Boulder, Colo., have been studying clouds – and Van Gogh. And they have found that the two go together like tomato soup and grilled-cheese sandwiches. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/may2008_around_3.html Around NOAA {e0de374c-7560-5ad3-473-7d383176728e} Wed, 21 May 2008 12:50:35 +0000 The 2008 Hurricane Awareness Tour was a resounding success as thousands of students, visitors, local officials and representatives from the media turned out to tour NOAA's WP-3 Orion Hurricane Hunter aircraft on its five-day, five-city tour of the Gulf Coast. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/may2008_around_1.html Around NOAA {317c7ca5-c4e5-30de-9a66-21652a25ad} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:04:26 +0000 NOAA was well represented at The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) 56th annual conference at the Boston Convention and Expo Center. Attended by nearly 14,000, the conference featured hundreds of hands-on workshops, presentations, demonstrations and tours, more than 30 of which were given by NOAA staff. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/apr2008_education_2.html Education {319a4394-5265-cae9-810e-bf17b826740} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:02:12 +0000 Sanctuary Sam along with staff from the NOAA Marine Debris Program and National Marine Sanctuary Program represented NOAA at the White House Easter Egg Roll. Read Sam's first-flipper account! http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/apr2008_around_2.html Around NOAA {d30d6ad7-2d4c-3bb7-f513-22121e1efda2} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:04:21 +0000 At a 2002 science conference in Washington, DC, NOAA scientist Dr. Arlene Fiore and five of her colleagues had an idea to start a peer-mentoring network to foster the involvement of women in earth sciences. In just six years, the Earth Science Women's Network (ESWN) has grown to more than 600 members in nine countries. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/apr2008_around_3.html Around NOAA {4376bff1-6f9a-df2c-12d8-ba4dc41280} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:04:24 +0000 More than 60 NOAA volunteers joined NOAA Administrator Lautenbacher and Representative John Sarbanes to celebrate Earth Day at Fort McHenry in Baltimore. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/apr2008_around_1.html Around NOAA {d37a3f64-fe60-bd8f-d9e3-630056537f73} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:04:16 +0000 Alexander Kotlarov, a research analyst in the Alaska Regional office of NOAA Fisheries Service just finished a six-month assignment in Rome, where he worked to improve data and statistics on the world’s commercial fishing fleet. He worked in the ancient seat of western civilization for the fisheries department of the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/may2008_people_3.html People {13d1402-1d26-49c5-293c-6c30cbdcf55a} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:02:18 +0000 Rear Admiral Jon Bailey, Director of NOAA’s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, participated in the annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River from April 6 to 11. RADM Bailey is serving as an acting member of the Mississippi River Commission (MRC). http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/may2008_people_2.html People {a6ea46ce-1b4e-4aa1-5d4d-b41339d9c999} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:02:22 +0000 On April 10th, NOAA held its 2nd Annual NOAA Day on Capitol Hill in the Rayburn House Office Building Foyer. NOAA Day was designed as an opportunity to provide Members of Congress and their staff with the chance to learn more about NOAA and our programs and activities in a unique forum outside of the standard briefings and hearings that regularly occur on the Hill. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/corporate/may2008_corporate_1.html Corporate {d32c454-73a2-8a7e-b008-52ebc95b6121} Tue, 20 May 2008 17:50:45 +0000 Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change wrote in Time: "All scientists like to believe they will leave the world better than they found it. Susan Solomon of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration surely will. Having helped save the earth's atmosphere already, she is now playing a role in doing it again. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/may2008_people_1.html People {cce72797-4d6-f41e-e7ad-8b9d22ba30a3} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:02:25 +0000 At the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) conference in Spokane, Washington, Bill Henning and Dan Martin of the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) were awarded the distinction of Fellow Member of the American Association for Geodetic Surveying (AAGS). http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/apr2008_people_1.html People {4272414-b70a-30a2-b467-e007205ae2bd} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:02:27 +0000 The team from NOAA's Pacific Region is inspiring the next generation of scientists by bringing NOAA science to life. Recently, they have visited a variety of venues and wowed both young and old alike with several exciting education tools including Spherical Science on the Go!, NOAA's Second Life virtual world, and TERRI the educational robot. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/apr2008_education_1.html Education {a7ce3ef2-1be3-393a-371d-37a14481773d} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:03:48 +0000 From February 25 through March 8, NOAA’s Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), part of the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), conducted its fifth year of an ongoing scientific research mission onboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/apr2008_scitech_1.html Science & Technology {3305d94f-5b0b-e073-dd1f-57fa84368d34} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:03:03 +0000 Andrienne Antoine, employee of the month, is a physical scientist working on climate projects at OAR. Team Member of the Month, Jeff Cotterman, works as a web designer/developer at NOAA's NWS Alaska Aviation Weather Unit and Volcanic Ash Advisory Center. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/eotms/may2008_eotm.html People {5a3c4fc5-51c4-322d-623c-4916e16e1deb} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:02:29 +0000 After a storied career of 41 years, RUDE ended her service with NOAA on March 25 during a formal ceremony at the Marine Operations Center-Atlantic in Norfolk, VA. Former commanding officers and crew gathered for an emotional farewell to the smallest ship in the NOAA fleet. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/may2008_scitech_5.html Science & Technology {905af09c-2020-5783-eb16-a5a58771b5c} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:02:50 +0000 Cartoonist Jim Toomey loves sharks and in what started as a bet with a friend, he kicked off a campaign partnership involving a powerful government agency and a large great white shark named “Sherman.” http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/may2008_scitech_3.html Science & Technology {12cff27f-aab4-3273-9c20-906ff207754} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:02:56 +0000 The United States Patent and Trade Office recently granted NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) a patent for their “System for Reporting High Resolution Ocean Pressures in Near Real-time for the Purpose of Tsunami Monitoring,” also known as the Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART®) system. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/apr2008_scitech_2.html Science & Technology {355059b-3276-811b-bcfa-52811f78b532} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:03:05 +0000 Google Earth™ is being used to map possible impacts to fish, birds, and coastal habitats from the Cosco Busan oil spill, which occurred in San Francisco Bay in November 2007. NOAA scientists are taking stock of the damage caused by the spill in order to help develop a comprehensive restoration plan. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/may2008_scitech_2.html Science & Technology {c58d6af6-ec1d-d12-2b6e-e72d7afd9b22} Wed, 21 May 2008 14:18:34 +0000 Cultivating marine coral and seahorses, the potential for offshore mussel culture on Martha’s Vineyard, and high school aquaculture programs were among the topics of nearly 50 presentations and poster sessions featured at the 28th Milford Aquaculture Seminar Feb. 25-27 in Meriden, Conn. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/may2008_scitech_1.html Science & Technology {193ce3f8-4ed0-920a-8ce6-7ca574568871} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:03:01 +0000 The annual James D. Martin Science Fair of Shepherd Elementary School, Washington, D.C., was a big success, as 40 NOAA judges representing every line office talked to fourth, fifth, and sixth graders and scored their projects. The fair, hosted by the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, was held in NOAA's Science Center in Silver Spring, MD, on January 23. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/mar2008_around_2.html Around NOAA {fc4fef6-5b8c-ebd6-a0ab-d3ceca0ffbfd} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:04:35 +0000 The California "Thank You Ocean" campaign received a Coastal America award at a ceremony February 11 at Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/mar2008_around_1.html Around NOAA {585de835-ead9-3ccd-e508-71d9e31a4c92} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:04:37 +0000 North Carolina Sea Grant received the 2007 Natural Resources Agency of the Year Award as part of the 48th Annual Governor's Conservation Achievement Awards presented February 23 in Research Triangle Park. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/mar2008_around_4.html Around NOAA {ac3b6a6-c3c2-eaa2-c6d9-171b13f02e72} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:04:40 +0000 NOAA's Office of Coast Survey and National Weather Service's Tallahassee Weather Forecast Office conducted their fourth annual collaborative seminar on navigation and charting and marine weather forecasting and warnings to the sport boating community in Panama City Beach, Florida on February 9th. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/mar2008_around_6.html Around NOAA {edc72e9b-30a6-211b-6211-3be05bebf70b} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:04:31 +0000 On December 19, 2007, NOAA' National Data Buoy Center celebrated its 40th Anniversary. The anniversary celebration was marked by the dedication of a newly renovated and expanded industrial building that will enhance NDBC's support of NOAA's world-wide environmental monitoring program. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/mar2008_around_5.html Around NOAA {370ce9ee-a5f4-ba9-1b7e-152523fea3f8} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:04:28 +0000 At a town hall meeting on February 4 for all OAR Silver Spring staff, NOAA Chief Administrative Officer Bill Broglie spoke about the "greening" of NOAA and commended OAR for GLERL's green vessels efforts. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/corporate/mar2008_corporate_3.html Corporate {3d3e1e4a-c7b1-f0f7-1a06-9f04a3dd56fe} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:04:05 +0000 With a schedule that included nine states over three weeks, this year's budget rollout at times seemed more like a rock tour than a budget rollout. "I felt like I was running for office," Deputy Under Secretary Mary Glackin said when she first learned of the budget tour. "However, I immediately saw the benefits of talking to NOAA employees, constituents, and the media about the President's Budget and the budgeting process." http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/corporate/mar2008_corporate_4.html Corporate {1de84ef3-f0ac-bbd6-85e-b137a79ca486} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:04:00 +0000 Two West Coast teachers flew aboard a NOAA P-3 “hurricane hunter” through a Pacific winter storm on February 17 as part of NOAA’s Teacher in the Air program, an offshoot of the popular 16-year-old Teacher at Sea program that gives teachers hands-on research experience aboard NOAA platforms. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/mar2008_education_2.html Education {1f1fc7b4-e45e-8756-262f-91b2db3c7683} Tue, 20 May 2008 17:51:43 +0000 Join a unique, non-profit, community-based network of backyard weather observers of all ages and backgrounds. Find out what they do and how you can participate. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/education/mar2008_education_1.html Education {b5501881-b06c-54d-e4fc-658fc5d6cbe1} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:02:05 +0000 The quick actions of NWS Staff at NOAA's Jackson, MS Forecast Office likely saved many lives during a EF-3 rated tornado. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/mar2008_people_4.html People {910236d2-d3c5-ea0b-a7-8d9fa1902e32} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:02:32 +0000 Misty's a Right Whale aerial observer working for NOAA's Protected Species Branch at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/mar2008_people_3.html People {369923be-f4f9-4c2d-4e6c-361d203569f6} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:02:34 +0000 Michael Murphy from NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program follows his dream and visits Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Maldives and Pakistan. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/mar2008_people_2.html People {a253591e-5e62-62cb-c1a-2fca85cb4318} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:02:36 +0000 Greg's a stormchasing photographer from NOAA's National Severe Storm Laboratory. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/mar2008_people_1.html People {93cda856-f0a7-cb4b-2365-a93f7fa25e5} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:02:38 +0000 NOAA continues to play a strong leadership role in International Year of the Reef 2008 (IYOR 2008). On February 27, NOAA co-chaired the 19th meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF). At the meeting Wyland unveiled his original painting created for IYOR. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/mar2008_scitech_5.html Science & Technology {766b29cd-73e9-7a8f-f38e-17e8fbe44ecd} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:03:08 +0000 The fishery for walleye pollock in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea is the largest single fishery by volume in the United States, and one of the largest commercial fisheries in the world. Find out how NOAA Fisheries is conducting acoustic surveys to determine pollock abundance and distribution using two NOAA Ships working in tandem. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/mar2008_scitech_2.html Science & Technology {e60df833-d850-bcea-b789-b65abc09ec1a} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:03:10 +0000 There are times when catchy slogans outlive their usefulness. That is the case with the highly successful “Give Swordfish a Break” campaign that began in 1998 and was officially over in 2000. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/mar2008_scitech_1.html Science & Technology {22c5bfd-19ba-5e68-40ea-c7ab85bf92d} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:03:12 +0000 In recognition of the 2008 International Year of the Reef (IYOR), members of the public can now sign a pledge promising to take actions in their daily lives to positively impact the environment and corals. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/mar2008_scitech_4.html Science & Technology {84207c8a-7444-30ba-7f98-a9c65ac5ff28} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:03:15 +0000 The 208-ft. ship seemed enormous as she loomed above the steel launchway at the shipyard’s edge. She was christened with a spray of champagne with one hard swing of the bottle by Dr. Annette Nevin Shelby, professor emerita at Georgetown University and wife of Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama. [View a VIDEO of the launch]. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/scitech/mar2008_scitech_3.html Science & Technology {379312b3-1702-b7ea-7a39-4da61594a963} Tue, 20 May 2008 16:03:17 +0000 Just days after Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast in 2005, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour set the tone for recovery. He vowed that his state would emerge from the tragedy better and safer than before. Almost three years later, the topic of community resilience was prevalent in Biloxi where NOAA assisted the State of Mississippi in engaging local officials as part of a Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA) stakeholder meeting. http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/aroundnoaa/may2008_around_2.html Around NOAA {32d28fc0-b53b-31b0-6d90-4284926c32d6} Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:25:54 +0000