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| **NOAA In Your State**            |                                   |
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| **New York**                      |                                   |
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| *NOAA\'s work touches the daily   |   -------------------             |
| lives of every person in the      | --------------------------------- |
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| of NOAA's dedicated staff and     |                                   |
| partner organizations located in  |   -------------------             |
| program and research offices      | --------------------------------- |
| throughout the country. The       |                                   |
| following is a summary of NOAA    |                                   |
| programs based in, and focused    |                                   |
| on, your state. The entries are   |                                   |
| listed by statewide, region, and  |                                   |
| then by congressional districts   |                                   |
| and cities or towns.*             |                                   |
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| ***NY***                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Buffalo, Delmar, East          |                                   |
| Moriches, Hudson Falls, New       |                                   |
| Platz, New York, Oswego, Paul     |                                   |
| Smiths, Stony Brook, Syracuse,    |                                   |
| Youngstown***                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Systems         |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Ground- Based GPS Meteorology** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Earth System Research         |                                   |
| Laboratory maintains the          |                                   |
| Ground-Based GPS Meteorology      |                                   |
| project, currently consisting of  |                                   |
| 400 GPS water vapor observing     |                                   |
| systems that provide near         |                                   |
| real-time integrated precipitable |                                   |
| water vapor (IPW) measurements    |                                   |
| for weather forecasting, climate  |                                   |
| modeling, calibration and         |                                   |
| validation of satellite and       |                                   |
| radiosonde water vapor            |                                   |
| measurements, and research. This  |                                   |
| project provides water vapor data |                                   |
| available to all users.           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [http://www.gpsmet.n              |                                   |
| oaa.gov/jsp/raob.jsp]{.underline} |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Coastal***                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Center for Operational          |                                   |
| Oceanographic Products and        |                                   |
| Services**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Water Level            |                                   |
| Observation Network**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOS operates three long-term      |                                   |
| continuously operating tide       |                                   |
| stations in the state of New York |                                   |
| which provide data and            |                                   |
| information on tidal datum and    |                                   |
| relative sea level trends, and    |                                   |
| are capable of producing          |                                   |
| real-time data for storm surge    |                                   |
| warning. These stations are       |                                   |
| located at Montauk, Kings Point,  |                                   |
| and the Battery in New York City. |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://tidesand                 |                                   |
| currents.noaa.gov]{.underline}](h |                                   |
| ttp://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Services Center (CSC)** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Benthic Mapping**               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Center's benthic mapping      |                                   |
| effort provides tools, technical  |                                   |
| guidance, and data to the coastal |                                   |
| management community. In New      |                                   |
| York, the Center provides         |                                   |
| technical assistance and support  |                                   |
| for a privately funded and        |                                   |
| directed benthic change detection |                                   |
| project for Long Island's South   |                                   |
| Shore.                            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Integrated Ocean Observing      |                                   |
| System (IOOS) Program**           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **IOOS Regional Association**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean    |                                   |
| Observing Regional Association    |                                   |
| (MACOORA) is one of eleven        |                                   |
| regional associations in the      |                                   |
| United States focused on ocean    |                                   |
| observing. Our region extends     |                                   |
| from Cape Hatteras to Cape Cod    |                                   |
| and includes all the estuaries    |                                   |
| and the continental shelf waters. |                                   |
| Nearly 25 percent of the          |                                   |
| nation\'s population lives next   |                                   |
| to the MACOORA ocean region.      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.macoora.org/]{.und   |                                   |
| erline}](http://www.macoora.org/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Ocean Exploration and |                                   |
| Research**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Center for the Mid-Atlantic     |                                   |
| Bight**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Office of Ocean           |                                   |
| Exploration and Research focuses  |                                   |
| on exploration, advanced undersea |                                   |
| technology development, research  |                                   |
| of extreme and unique             |                                   |
| environments, continental shelf   |                                   |
| ecosystems, new ocean resources,  |                                   |
| and ocean dynamics, and the       |                                   |
| communication of results to       |                                   |
| various audiences through         |                                   |
| education and outreach. NOAA\'s   |                                   |
| Undersea Research Center for the  |                                   |
| Mid-Atlantic Bight (MAB), one of  |                                   |
| the six NURP regional centers,    |                                   |
| supports undersea research along  |                                   |
| the mid-Atlantic states, from     |                                   |
| south of Long Island to Virginia, |                                   |
| including Chesapeake Bay. The MAB |                                   |
| Center is administered by Rutgers |                                   |
| University in New Jersey and      |                                   |
| Stony Brook University in New     |                                   |
| York. The MAB Center provides     |                                   |
| advanced undersea research        |                                   |
| platforms such as a REMUS         |                                   |
| Autonomous Underwater Vehicle     |                                   |
| (AUV) and LEO-15, the Long-term   |                                   |
| Ecosystem Observatory located at  |                                   |
| 15m depth offshore of New Jersey. |                                   |
| LEO-15 is able to collect data on |                                   |
| various ocean parameters over     |                                   |
| long periods, which may be used   |                                   |
| to distinguish between changes in |                                   |
| the marine environment induced by |                                   |
| natural versus anthropogenic      |                                   |
| events. LEO-15 serves as the core |                                   |
| element of a shelf-wide ocean     |                                   |
| observation network that will     |                                   |
| increase understanding of         |                                   |
| episodic events such as storms,   |                                   |
| upwelling, and hypoxia, which are |                                   |
| poorly studied by conventional    |                                   |
| methods.                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [http://www.nurp.noa              |                                   |
| a.gov](http://www.nurp.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
| and                               |                                   |
| [http                             |                                   |
| ://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov](ht |                                   |
| tp://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Pacific Marine Environmental    |                                   |
| Laboratory**                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **NOAA Center for Tsunami         |                                   |
| Research (NCTR)**                 |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Tsunami Research Program at   |                                   |
| the Pacific Marine Environmental  |                                   |
| Laboratory (PMEL), headquartered  |                                   |
| in Seattle, Washington, seeks to  |                                   |
| mitigate tsunami hazards to all   |                                   |
| U.S. coastal states and           |                                   |
| territories, including New York.  |                                   |
| A tsunami is a series of very     |                                   |
| large ocean waves caused by       |                                   |
| underwater earthquakes,           |                                   |
| landslides, volcanic eruptions,   |                                   |
| explosions, and even meteor       |                                   |
| impacts. Capable of flooding      |                                   |
| hundreds of meters inland past    |                                   |
| the typical high-water level, the |                                   |
| fast-moving water associated with |                                   |
| an inundating tsunami can crush   |                                   |
| homes and other coastal           |                                   |
| structures. More common           |                                   |
| occurrences, and devastating in   |                                   |
| an economic sense, are false      |                                   |
| alarms that lead to expensive     |                                   |
| evacuations of coastal areas.     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The PMEL NCTR staff conducts      |                                   |
| research and development          |                                   |
| activities in close collaboration |                                   |
| with the National Weather Service |                                   |
| (NWS) Tsunami Warning Centers,    |                                   |
| National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), |                                   |
| and the coastal states.           |                                   |
| Activities focus on the           |                                   |
| development of site-specific      |                                   |
| forecast models for coastal       |                                   |
| population centers. These models  |                                   |
| are integrated into a             |                                   |
| PMEL-developed operational        |                                   |
| tsunami forecasting system at the |                                   |
| Tsunami Warning Centers. PMEL     |                                   |
| developed the original real-time  |                                   |
| DART tsunami-measuring buoy,      |                                   |
| which has been transitioned to    |                                   |
| NDBC. Engineering development is  |                                   |
| underway at PMEL to improve the   |                                   |
| cost-effectiveness of these       |                                   |
| platforms. Tsunami research at    |                                   |
| PMEL focuses on model             |                                   |
| improvements and tsunami hazard   |                                   |
| mitigation.                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[h                               |                                   |
| ttp://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov]{.underl |                                   |
| ine}](http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Great Lakes***                 |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Integrated Ocean Observing      |                                   |
| System (IOOS) Program**           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **IOOS Regional Association**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Great Lakes Observing System  |                                   |
| (GLOS) provides public access to  |                                   |
| critical, real-time and           |                                   |
| historical information about the  |                                   |
| Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River   |                                   |
| and interconnecting waterways for |                                   |
| use in managing, safeguarding and |                                   |
| understanding these immensely     |                                   |
| valuable freshwater resources.    |                                   |
| GLOS is intended to gather and    |                                   |
| integrate chemical, biologic and  |                                   |
| hydrologic data, and monitor lake |                                   |
| conditions and trends over time.  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.glos.us/]{           |                                   |
| .underline}](http://www.glos.us/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Statewide***                   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Habitat Program**               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **NMFS Restoration Center**       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Thousands of acres of estuaries,  |                                   |
| coastal bays, rivers, and streams |                                   |
| in New York state provide         |                                   |
| productive and diverse habitats   |                                   |
| for finfish, shellfish, and other |                                   |
| wildlife. The health of these     |                                   |
| habitats is impaired by growing   |                                   |
| human pressures and makes the     |                                   |
| need for urban habitat            |                                   |
| restoration more important than   |                                   |
| ever. NMFS Restoration Center     |                                   |
| works with 94 private and public  |                                   |
| partners in New York to remove    |                                   |
| dams and modify culverts for fish |                                   |
| migration, restore tidal wetlands |                                   |
| and native shellfish populations, |                                   |
| remove marine debris and invasive |                                   |
| species, and reduce nutrients     |                                   |
| from runoff. Sixty-six projects   |                                   |
| have been constructed in the      |                                   |
| state since 1999, and roughly     |                                   |
| 2,187 volunteers have contributed |                                   |
| their time to restore more than   |                                   |
| 50 acres of New York habitat.     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| <h                                |                                   |
| ttp://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/> |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Northeast Region**              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Northeast Regional Office and   |                                   |
| Fisheries Science Center**        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Northeast Regional Office     |                                   |
| (located in Gloucester, MA) is    |                                   |
| comprised of five divisions:      |                                   |
| Sustainable Fisheries, Habitat    |                                   |
| Conservation, Protected           |                                   |
| Resources, Fisheries Statistics,  |                                   |
| and State, Federal, and           |                                   |
| Constituent Programs. Key species |                                   |
| managed in the Northeast Region   |                                   |
| include the northeast             |                                   |
| "multispecies complex" (cod,      |                                   |
| haddock, yellowtail flounder      |                                   |
| etc.), Atlantic sea scallops,     |                                   |
| herring, lobster, and summer      |                                   |
| flounder. Key marine endangered   |                                   |
| species in this region are        |                                   |
| Atlantic salmon, northern right   |                                   |
| whales, and Atlantic shortnose    |                                   |
| sturgeon. The Northeast Science   |                                   |
| Center (headquartered in Woods    |                                   |
| Hole, MA) focuses on collection,  |                                   |
| analysis, and presentation of     |                                   |
| scientific information about the  |                                   |
| Northeast Shelf ecosystem, its    |                                   |
| condition, and its marine life.   |                                   |
| In addition to its six            |                                   |
| laboratories, the Center uses 5   |                                   |
| research vessels to support its   |                                   |
| work. They are: the NOAA ships    |                                   |
| *Delaware II*, and *Henry B.      |                                   |
| Bigelow*, and the small research  |                                   |
| vessels *Gloria Michelle*,        |                                   |
| *Victor Loosanoff*, and *Nauvoo*. |                                   |
| The Northeast Regional Office and |                                   |
| Science Center are responsible    |                                   |
| for the District of Columbia and  |                                   |
| the following states: Maine, New  |                                   |
| Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode   |                                   |
| Island, Connecticut, New York,    |                                   |
| New Jersey, Pennsylvania,         |                                   |
| Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and |                                   |
| North Carolina; and the inland    |                                   |
| states of Vermont, Minnesota,     |                                   |
| Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois,    |                                   |
| Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia. |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| <http://www.nero.noaa.gov/nero/>  |                                   |
| and <http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/>  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Services Center (CSC)** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Elevation Mapping**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Center works with state and   |                                   |
| local officials to collect and    |                                   |
| distribute high-resolution        |                                   |
| topographic and bathymetric data  |                                   |
| sets. The Center worked with the  |                                   |
| private sector to acquire new     |                                   |
| light detection and ranging       |                                   |
| (lidar) and Interferometric       |                                   |
| Synthetic Aperture Radar (IfSAR)  |                                   |
| data for coastal management       |                                   |
| applications such as the analysis |                                   |
| of storm surge and storm          |                                   |
| inundation, erosion, and habitat  |                                   |
| mapping. The Center also worked   |                                   |
| with state and federal partners   |                                   |
| to share costs and find multiple  |                                   |
| uses for coastal lidar and IfSAR  |                                   |
| data sets.                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.csc                  |                                   |
| .noaa.gov/crs/tcm/]{.underline}]( |                                   |
| http://www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/tcm/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Services Center (CSC)** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Management Fellowship** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The NOAA Coastal Management       |                                   |
| Fellowship matches postgraduate   |                                   |
| students with state coastal zone  |                                   |
| programs to work on two-year      |                                   |
| projects proposed by the state.   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [http://www.csc.noaa.             |                                   |
| gov/cms/fellows.html]{.underline} |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Services Center (CSC)** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Habitat Priority Planner**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| This GIS-based tool developed by  |                                   |
| the Center is used to test        |                                   |
| different alternatives for        |                                   |
| setting management priorities in  |                                   |
| a watershed, county, or small     |                                   |
| region by evaluating and          |                                   |
| comparing the effects of future   |                                   |
| land use, conservation scenarios, |                                   |
| or proposed restoration projects  |                                   |
| on habitat quality. Currently,    |                                   |
| training and updated outreach     |                                   |
| materials are being developed to  |                                   |
| support and facilitate the use of |                                   |
| the tool, and pilot application   |                                   |
| products are slated for Maine,    |                                   |
| New York, and South Carolina      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http:/                          |                                   |
| /www.csc.noaa.gov/hpp/]{.underlin |                                   |
| e}](http://www.csc.noaa.gov/hpp/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Services Center (CSC)** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Land Cover Mapping**            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Nothing provides a big-picture    |                                   |
| view of land cover status better  |                                   |
| than these maps, which are        |                                   |
| developed using remote sensing    |                                   |
| technology. The Center has        |                                   |
| baseline land cover data for most |                                   |
| of the coastal zone. The goal is  |                                   |
| to update the imagery every five  |                                   |
| years to also provide a means of  |                                   |
| detecting change or trends.       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.csc.noa              |                                   |
| a.gov/landcover/]{.underline}](ht |                                   |
| tp://www.csc.noaa.gov/landcover/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Services Center (CSC)** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Legislative Atlas**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| This Web-based legislative        |                                   |
| mapping tool provides coastal     |                                   |
| resource managers with easy       |                                   |
| access to coastal legislative     |                                   |
| data and information. In 2008 the |                                   |
| Legislative Atlas team added      |                                   |
| additional legislative            |                                   |
| information for the three regions |                                   |
| represented in the                |                                   |
| atlas---Hawaii, West Coast, and   |                                   |
| the Gulf of Maine. This added     |                                   |
| information included both federal |                                   |
| and state regulations. The        |                                   |
| legislative query tool is also    |                                   |
| being redesigned according to     |                                   |
| user input.                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [                                 |                                   |
| [http://www.csc.noaa.gov/legislat |                                   |
| iveatlas/]{.underline}](http://ww |                                   |
| w.csc.noaa.gov/legislativeatlas/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Services Center (CSC)** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Scenario Planning Tool for      |                                   |
| Coastal Conservation and Hazard   |                                   |
| Mitigation**                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Center is working with The    |                                   |
| Nature Conservancy to provide an  |                                   |
| interactive decision-support tool |                                   |
| for local governments on Long     |                                   |
| Island, New York, that will       |                                   |
| enhance community resilience and  |                                   |
| meet management objectives for    |                                   |
| coastal hazard mitigation and     |                                   |
| biodiversity conservation. The    |                                   |
| tool will account for future sea  |                                   |
| level rise and storm scenarios to |                                   |
| help communities visualize and    |                                   |
| understand their risks and        |                                   |
| vulnerabilities.                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Services Center (CSC)** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Training**                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Center provides training to   |                                   |
| the coastal resource managers of  |                                   |
| the nation in three focus areas:  |                                   |
| geospatial technology, coastal    |                                   |
| management, and building process  |                                   |
| skills. Training can take place   |                                   |
| at the Center's training facility |                                   |
| for some courses but most often   |                                   |
| is taken to coastal managers in   |                                   |
| the field.                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.csc.noaa.g           |                                   |
| ov/bins/resources/training.html]{ |                                   |
| .underline}](http://www.csc.noaa. |                                   |
| gov/bins/resources/training.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Weather Service (NWS)  |                                   |
| and Office of Oceanic and         |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Incident Meteorologist Program  |                                   |
| and Earth Systems Research        |                                   |
| Laboratory**                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Fire Weather Services and       |                                   |
| Support**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The National Weather Service      |                                   |
| (NWS) fire weather forecasters    |                                   |
| are called Incident               |                                   |
| Meteorologists (IMETS). When a    |                                   |
| fire reaches a large enough size  |                                   |
| the IMETS are called out to the   |                                   |
| fire to provide constant weather  |                                   |
| updates and forecast briefings to |                                   |
| the fire incident commanders at   |                                   |
| the fire. The IMETS are very      |                                   |
| important members of the fire     |                                   |
| fighting team, as changes in the  |                                   |
| fires are largely due to changes  |                                   |
| in the weather. To improve NWS    |                                   |
| fire weather services to the      |                                   |
| public, NOAA's Earth System       |                                   |
| Research Laboratory (ESRL)        |                                   |
| conducts modeling,                |                                   |
| instrumentation and data services |                                   |
| research.                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ESRL data dissemination and       |                                   |
| display systems are designed to   |                                   |
| be used by trained                |                                   |
| meteorologists, the US Forest     |                                   |
| Service, and the Bureau of Land   |                                   |
| Management. For example, the      |                                   |
| FX-Net thin client system and the |                                   |
| Gridded FX-Net full function      |                                   |
| system are ESRL-developed         |                                   |
| software systems that are a       |                                   |
| critical part of the equipment    |                                   |
| the IMETS bring with them to the  |                                   |
| fire. NWS forecasters at fires in |                                   |
| all 50 states use these mobile    |                                   |
| PC--based client software         |                                   |
| packages. Computer servers that   |                                   |
| communicate with the mobile PC    |                                   |
| clients are located in Hawaii,    |                                   |
| Alaska, Utah, Colorado, Texas and |                                   |
| New York. State emergency         |                                   |
| managers in many of the NWS       |                                   |
| regional areas also use the       |                                   |
| PC-base clients. Other            |                                   |
| collaborators who work to improve |                                   |
| NWS fire weather services include |                                   |
| the University of Colorado in     |                                   |
| Boulder (CU), NCAR and private    |                                   |
| sector instrumentation companies. |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Climate Program Office**        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **New York Grants**               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA is a leading provider of     |                                   |
| climate, weather, and water       |                                   |
| information and services to the   |                                   |
| nation and the world. NOAA's      |                                   |
| Climate Program Office was        |                                   |
| established in October 2005. The  |                                   |
| Office manages the competitive    |                                   |
| research program by which NOAA    |                                   |
| funds high-priority climate       |                                   |
| science to advance understanding  |                                   |
| of atmospheric, oceanic,          |                                   |
| land-based, and snow and ice      |                                   |
| processes, and how they affect    |                                   |
| climate. It focuses on developing |                                   |
| a broader user community for      |                                   |
| climate products and services,    |                                   |
| provides NOAA a focal point for   |                                   |
| climate activities within NOAA,   |                                   |
| leads NOAA climate education and  |                                   |
| outreach activities, and          |                                   |
| coordinates international climate |                                   |
| activities. It supports projects  |                                   |
| across the nation conducted by    |                                   |
| investigators outside the federal |                                   |
| government, such as the through   |                                   |
| the academic and private sectors, |                                   |
| within the federal government,    |                                   |
| and in NOAA Cooperative           |                                   |
| Institutes. The Climate Program   |                                   |
| Office provides climate funding   |                                   |
| in this state.                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [http                             |                                   |
| ://www.cpo.noaa.gov/]{.underline} |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Sea Grant College      |                                   |
| Program**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **New York Sea Grant College      |                                   |
| Program**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s National Sea Grant        |                                   |
| College Program is a              |                                   |
| federal-university partnership    |                                   |
| that integrates research,         |                                   |
| education, and outreach           |                                   |
| (extension and communications).   |                                   |
| Sea Grant forms a network of 32   |                                   |
| programs in all U.S. coastal and  |                                   |
| Great Lakes states, Puerto Rico   |                                   |
| and Guam. New York Sea Grant is a |                                   |
| statewide network of integrated   |                                   |
| research, education, and          |                                   |
| extension services that works to  |                                   |
| promote the wise use and          |                                   |
| protection of marine and Great    |                                   |
| Lakes resources. A cooperative    |                                   |
| program of the State University   |                                   |
| of New York and Cornell           |                                   |
| University, New York Sea Grant    |                                   |
| addresses important problems and  |                                   |
| opportunities related to          |                                   |
| coastal-dependent businesses,     |                                   |
| fisheries, seafood products,      |                                   |
| coastal hazards and processes,    |                                   |
| coastal water quality, coastal    |                                   |
| habitats, and aquatic nuisance    |                                   |
| species.                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[h                               |                                   |
| ttp://www.nyseagrant.org]{.underl |                                   |
| ine}](http://www.nyseagrant.org/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***NY- 1***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Bellport***                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Law Enforcement**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Field Office**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Office of Law Enforcement |                                   |
| is dedicated primarily to the     |                                   |
| enforcement of laws that protect  |                                   |
| and regulate our Nation's living  |                                   |
| marine resources and their        |                                   |
| natural habitat. Office for Law   |                                   |
| Enforcement special agents and    |                                   |
| enforcement officers have         |                                   |
| specified authority to enforce    |                                   |
| over 37 statutes, as well as      |                                   |
| numerous treaties related to the  |                                   |
| conservation and protection of    |                                   |
| marine resources and other        |                                   |
| matters of concern to NOAA. From  |                                   |
| the Maine/Canadian border south   |                                   |
| to the southern parts of Virginia |                                   |
| lies one of the largest and       |                                   |
| most-active fishing fleets in the |                                   |
| world.                            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Over 12,000 federally licensed    |                                   |
| commercial fishing vessels ply    |                                   |
| these waters in search of         |                                   |
| scallops, bluefin tuna,           |                                   |
| swordfish, monkfish, lobster and  |                                   |
| Atlantic cod. In the Northeast    |                                   |
| Division, the special agents and  |                                   |
| support personnel monitor         |                                   |
| thousands of recreational fishing |                                   |
| vessels, 43 major seafood ports,  |                                   |
| 12 major seafood exchanges, 21    |                                   |
| major international airports, and |                                   |
| eight major entry stations from   |                                   |
| Canada. The Office for Law        |                                   |
| Enforcement Northeast Division is |                                   |
| also responsible for enforcement  |                                   |
| activities within NOAA's          |                                   |
| Stellwagen Bank National Marine   |                                   |
| Sanctuary off Massachusetts and   |                                   |
| Thunder Bay National Marine       |                                   |
| Sanctuary in Michigan. The        |                                   |
| Northeast Division has a vast     |                                   |
| assortment of missions to enforce |                                   |
| laws across 84,000 miles of open  |                                   |
| water in the EEZ that are home to |                                   |
| multiple endangered species       |                                   |
| including the critically          |                                   |
| endangered Northern Right Whale.  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://ww                       |                                   |
| w.nmfs.noaa.gov/ole/ne_northeast. |                                   |
| html]{.underline}](http://www.nmf |                                   |
| s.noaa.gov/ole/ne_northeast.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***East Hampton***                |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Northeast Region**              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Fisheries Statistics Office**   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Northeast Region Fishery      |                                   |
| Statistics Office port office is  |                                   |
| responsible for reviewing and     |                                   |
| auditing of fishery dependent     |                                   |
| data describing the commercial    |                                   |
| fisheries\' landings in the local |                                   |
| area. The fishery dependent data  |                                   |
| includes seafood dealer reports   |                                   |
| of purchases from fishing         |                                   |
| vessels, collection of biological |                                   |
| samples from these landings and   |                                   |
| other information used by fishery |                                   |
| managers and scientists to        |                                   |
| monitor and assess coast wide     |                                   |
| stocks of finfish and shellfish.  |                                   |
| Staff liaison with the local      |                                   |
| fishing industry, state marine    |                                   |
| fisheries agencies, and other     |                                   |
| constituents to assist with       |                                   |
| explaining fishery regulations    |                                   |
| including permitting, fisheries   |                                   |
| biology and other NOAA wide       |                                   |
| activities.                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://w                        |                                   |
| ww.nero.noaa.gov/fso/]{.underline |                                   |
| }](http://www.nero.noaa.gov/fso/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Hauppauge***                   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Seafood Inspection     |                                   |
| Program**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Federal Inspection Office**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA's Seafood Inspection Program |                                   |
| conducts a voluntary inspection   |                                   |
| program for fishery products on a |                                   |
| fee-for-service basis. The office |                                   |
| offers a wide range of services   |                                   |
| to the area\'s fishermen and fish |                                   |
| processors including process and  |                                   |
| product inspection, product       |                                   |
| grading, lot inspection,          |                                   |
| laboratory analysis, and          |                                   |
| training. All edible foodstuffs,  |                                   |
| ranging from whole fish to        |                                   |
| formulated products, as well as   |                                   |
| fishmeal used for animal foods,   |                                   |
| are eligible for inspection and   |                                   |
| certification.                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://s                        |                                   |
| eafood.nmfs.noaa.gov/]{.underline |                                   |
| }](http://seafood.nmfs.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Patchogue***                   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Northeast Region**              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Fisheries Statistics Office**   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Northeast Region Fishery      |                                   |
| Statistics Office is responsible  |                                   |
| for the collection, receipt and   |                                   |
| initial processing of fishery     |                                   |
| dependent data describing the     |                                   |
| commercial fisheries\' harvests   |                                   |
| and landings in the local area.   |                                   |
| The fishery dependent data        |                                   |
| includes seafood dealer receipts  |                                   |
| of purchases from fishing         |                                   |
| vessels, biological samples of    |                                   |
| these landings and other          |                                   |
| information used by fishery       |                                   |
| managers and scientists to        |                                   |
| monitor and assess coast wide     |                                   |
| stocks of finfish and shellfish.  |                                   |
| Staff serve as liaisons to the    |                                   |
| local fishing industry, state     |                                   |
| marine fisheries agencies, and    |                                   |
| other constituents.               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://w                        |                                   |
| ww.nero.noaa.gov/fso/]{.underline |                                   |
| }](http://www.nero.noaa.gov/fso/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Stony Brook***                 |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Cooperative Institute**         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Cooperative Institute for       |                                   |
| Limnology and Ecosystems Research |                                   |
| (CILER), SUNY-Stony Brook**       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Established in 2007, CILER        |                                   |
| conducts collaborative research   |                                   |
| through a ten-member consortium   |                                   |
| of academic institutions in the   |                                   |
| Great Lakes region. CILER's       |                                   |
| primary NOAA research partner is  |                                   |
| the Great Lakes Environmental     |                                   |
| Research Laboratory; CILER also   |                                   |
| collaborates with NOAA's Office   |                                   |
| of Oceanic and Atmospheric        |                                   |
| Research, National Ocean Service, |                                   |
| National Weather Service, and     |                                   |
| National Environment Satellite,   |                                   |
| Data, and Information Service.    |                                   |
| CILER is administratively housed  |                                   |
| at the University of Michigan,    |                                   |
| and is comprised of Grand Valley  |                                   |
| State University, Michigan State  |                                   |
| University, Ohio State            |                                   |
| University, Penn State            |                                   |
| University, [State University of  |                                   |
| New York-Stony                    |                                   |
| Brook]{.underline}, University of |                                   |
| Illinois of Urbana-Champaign,     |                                   |
| University of Michigan,           |                                   |
| University of Minnesota,          |                                   |
| University of Toledo, and         |                                   |
| University of Wisconsin. CILER    |                                   |
| conducts research across six      |                                   |
| scientific themes: (1) Great      |                                   |
| Lakes forecasting; (2) invasive   |                                   |
| species; (3) observing systems;   |                                   |
| (4) protection and restoration of |                                   |
| resources; (5) integrated         |                                   |
| assessment; and (6) education and |                                   |
| outreach.                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http:                           |                                   |
| //ciler.snre.umich.edu]{.underlin |                                   |
| e}](http://ciler.snre.umich.edu/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Upton/Central Long Island/ New |                                   |
| York Metro Area***                |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Weather Service        |                                   |
| (NWS)**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Weather Forecast Office**       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Upton New York WFO**            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Located at the Department of      |                                   |
| Energy\'s Brookhaven National     |                                   |
| Laboratory, this National Weather |                                   |
| Service Weather Forecast Office   |                                   |
| provides weather and flood        |                                   |
| warnings, daily forecasts and     |                                   |
| meteorologic and hydrologic data  |                                   |
| for 20 counties, with a           |                                   |
| population of 18.6 million        |                                   |
| residents, covering southern      |                                   |
| Connecticut, northeast New        |                                   |
| Jersey, and southeast New York    |                                   |
| including the New York City       |                                   |
| metropolitan area.                |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http                            |                                   |
| ://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx]{.underli |                                   |
| ne}](http://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***NY- 2***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Bohemia***                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Weather Service        |                                   |
| (NWS)**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Eastern Region Headquarters**   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Administrative and Support      |                                   |
| Center**                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Eastern Region Headquarters is    |                                   |
| the administrative and support    |                                   |
| center for 30 National Weather    |                                   |
| Service field offices in 16       |                                   |
| states (Maine, New Hampshire,     |                                   |
| Massachusetts, Vermont,           |                                   |
| Connecticut, Rhode Island, New    |                                   |
| York, Pennsylvania, South         |                                   |
| Carolina, North Carolina, Ohio,   |                                   |
| West Virginia, Virginia,          |                                   |
| Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware    |                                   |
| and the District of Columbia).    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.erh.noaa.gov]{.unde  |                                   |
| rline}](http://www.erh.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Islip***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Weather Service        |                                   |
| (NWS)**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Center Weather Service Unit**   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **New York Air Traffic Control    |                                   |
| Center**                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Housed in the Federal Aviation    |                                   |
| Administration\'s New York Air    |                                   |
| Traffic Control Center (ARTCC),   |                                   |
| the Center Weather Service Unit   |                                   |
| (CWSU) New York Center staff      |                                   |
| provides forecasts and other      |                                   |
| weather information to ARTCC      |                                   |
| personnel for use in directing    |                                   |
| the safe, smooth flow of aviation |                                   |
| traffic in the New York           |                                   |
| Metropolitan area, northern New   |                                   |
| Jersey, and eastern Pennsylvania. |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://                         |                                   |
| aviationweather.noaa.gov/products |                                   |
| /cwsu]{.underline}](http://aviati |                                   |
| onweather.noaa.gov/products/cwsu) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***NY- 5***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Kings Point/Nassau County***   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Marine and Aviation   |                                   |
| Operations (OMAO)**               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **NOAA Officer Training Center**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **United States Merchant Marine   |                                   |
| Academy**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The NOAA Officer Training Center  |                                   |
| provides training to NOAA Corps   |                                   |
| Officers who operate NOAA\'s      |                                   |
| ships and aircraft and conduct    |                                   |
| NOAA\'s operational programs. Two |                                   |
| types of training programs are    |                                   |
| provided: basic/ introductory     |                                   |
| training for new officer recruits |                                   |
| and refresher training for        |                                   |
| experienced officers who are      |                                   |
| returning to sea duty. The        |                                   |
| Officer Training Center is        |                                   |
| located on the grounds of the     |                                   |
| United States Merchant Marine     |                                   |
| Academy (Kings Point) and makes   |                                   |
| use Academy staff and facilities. |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.noaaco               |                                   |
| rps.noaa.gov/recruiting/botc.html |                                   |
| ]{.underline}](http://www.noaacor |                                   |
| ps.noaa.gov/recruiting/botc.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***NY- 5, 8, 13***                |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***New York City***               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Center for Operational          |                                   |
| Oceanographic Products and        |                                   |
| Services**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Port of New York / New Jersey   |                                   |
| PORTS®**                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| A Physical Oceanographic          |                                   |
| Real-Time System (PORTS®) is      |                                   |
| operated cooperatively with the   |                                   |
| local maritime community in New   |                                   |
| York Harbor with real-time data   |                                   |
| quality-controlled and            |                                   |
| disseminated to local users for   |                                   |
| safe and efficient navigation.    |                                   |
| Real-time data are available for  |                                   |
| water levels from four stations,  |                                   |
| currents from two stations,       |                                   |
| meteorological data from four     |                                   |
| locations, and conductivity at    |                                   |
| two locations.                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://tidesa                   |                                   |
| ndcurrents.noaa.gov]{.underline}] |                                   |
| (http://www.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***NY-8***                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***New York City***               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Northeast Fisheries Science     |                                   |
| Center**                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Market News-New York City       |                                   |
| Office**                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA's "Fishery Market News"      |                                   |
| began operations in New York City |                                   |
| on February 14, 1938. This office |                                   |
| provides accurate and unbiased    |                                   |
| reports depicting current         |                                   |
| conditions affecting the trade in |                                   |
| fish and fishery products.        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.st.nmfs.gov/st1/m    |                                   |
| arket_news/]{.underline}](http:// |                                   |
| www.st.nmfs.gov/st1/market_news/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Response and          |                                   |
| Restoration**                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Scientific Support              |                                   |
| Coordinator**                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Emergency Response        |                                   |
| Division (ERD) strives to reduce  |                                   |
| risks to coastal habitats and     |                                   |
| resources from oil and hazardous  |                                   |
| chemical spills. ERD\'s           |                                   |
| multi-disciplinary Scientific     |                                   |
| Support Team has decades of       |                                   |
| experience in responding to oil   |                                   |
| spill emergencies. Led by its     |                                   |
| nine regionally based Scientific  |                                   |
| Support Coordinators (SSCs),      |                                   |
| ERD\'s response to spill          |                                   |
| emergencies has gained a          |                                   |
| reputation for rapid,             |                                   |
| well-thought-out, yet cost        |                                   |
| effective environmental           |                                   |
| protection decisions. The         |                                   |
| Scientific Support Coordinator    |                                   |
| (SSC) based in New York City      |                                   |
| works directly with the U.S.      |                                   |
| Coast Guard spill response teams  |                                   |
| by providing critical scientific  |                                   |
| support to the federal On-scene   |                                   |
| Coordinator (OSC) during spills   |                                   |
| of oil or hazardous materials, to |                                   |
| reduce the risks to coastal       |                                   |
| habitats and resources. SSCs use  |                                   |
| oil spill trajectory estimates,   |                                   |
| chemical hazards analyses, and    |                                   |
| assessments of the sensitivity of |                                   |
| coastal and estuarine habitats to |                                   |
| help OSC make timely operational  |                                   |
| decisions, SSCs provide guidance, |                                   |
| experience, and resources to      |                                   |
| develop spill preparedness plans  |                                   |
| that help identify the spill      |                                   |
| response action that will provide |                                   |
| the greater environmental         |                                   |
| benefit.                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [http://response.r                |                                   |
| estoration.noaa.gov/]{.underline} |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Response and          |                                   |
| Restoration (OR&R)**              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Regional Resource               |                                   |
| Coordinators**                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA acts on behalf of the        |                                   |
| Secretary of Commerce as a        |                                   |
| Federal trustee, under CERCLA and |                                   |
| other laws, for natural resources |                                   |
| in coastal and marine areas.      |                                   |
| NOAA\'s mandate is to protect and |                                   |
| restore trust resources that are  |                                   |
| injured by Superfund site         |                                   |
| contaminants. NOAA fulfills its   |                                   |
| responsibilities through an       |                                   |
| effective network of Regional     |                                   |
| Resource Coordinators (RRCs)      |                                   |
| placed in eight EPA regional      |                                   |
| offices, as well as an            |                                   |
| interdisciplinary technical       |                                   |
| support group located in Seattle. |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The two RRCs based in New York    |                                   |
| City respond to local technical   |                                   |
| requirements by identifying risks |                                   |
| to natural resources,             |                                   |
| recommending protective remedial  |                                   |
| measures, and designing projects  |                                   |
| to restore injured resources and  |                                   |
| habitats in cooperation with U.S. |                                   |
| EPA Superfund program managers,   |                                   |
| the State of New York, and other  |                                   |
| trustee agencies. RRCs work with  |                                   |
| lead cleanup agencies to achieve  |                                   |
| remedies that protect both human  |                                   |
| health and natural resources by   |                                   |
| fostering cooperative,            |                                   |
| cost-effective problem solving    |                                   |
| strategies; developing            |                                   |
| environmentally protective        |                                   |
| remedies; and minimizing costly   |                                   |
| litigation. Additionally, RRCs    |                                   |
| improve coordination among        |                                   |
| trustee agencies and protect      |                                   |
| natural resources through         |                                   |
| participation in settlement       |                                   |
| negotiations with responsible     |                                   |
| parties.                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [http://response.r                |                                   |
| estoration.noaa.gov.]{.underline} |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***NY- 8,14***                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***New York City***               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Air Resources Laboratory**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Urban Dispersion Program**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The NOAA is collaborating with    |                                   |
| the Departments of Homeland       |                                   |
| Security and Defense, several     |                                   |
| laboratories and universities,    |                                   |
| and a few private companies in an |                                   |
| extensive study of transport and  |                                   |
| dispersion of airborne materials  |                                   |
| within New York City. This effort |                                   |
| builds on an earlier              |                                   |
| collaboration in Oklahoma City    |                                   |
| during 2003. The goal is to       |                                   |
| provide better understanding and  |                                   |
| predictions of the path and       |                                   |
| concentrations of airborne        |                                   |
| contaminants released within the  |                                   |
| complex confines of a large       |                                   |
| coastal city, to assist emergency |                                   |
| responders, evacuation planning,  |                                   |
| health impacts assessments, and   |                                   |
| decision makers. NOAA scientists  |                                   |
| are providing expertise in wind   |                                   |
| and turbulence measurements,      |                                   |
| atmospheric tracer technologies,  |                                   |
| and wind tunnel modeling to the   |                                   |
| Urban Dispersion Program.         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***NY-14***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***New York City***               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Systems         |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Science On a Sphere®**          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Science On a Sphere (SOS) is a    |                                   |
| room-sized global display system  |                                   |
| that uses computers and video     |                                   |
| projectors to display planetary   |                                   |
| data onto a six-foot diameter     |                                   |
| sphere, analogous to a giant      |                                   |
| animated globe. Researchers at    |                                   |
| NOAA developed Science On a       |                                   |
| Sphere® as an educational tool to |                                   |
| help illustrate Earth System      |                                   |
| science to people of all ages.    |                                   |
| Animated images of atmospheric    |                                   |
| storms, climate change, and ocean |                                   |
| temperature can be shown on the   |                                   |
| sphere, which is used to explain  |                                   |
| what are sometimes complex        |                                   |
| environmental processes, in a way |                                   |
| that is simultaneously intuitive  |                                   |
| and captivating.                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [http://www.sos.noaa.gov/ and     |                                   |
| http://sos.noaa.gov               |                                   |
| /news/sos_sites.html]{.underline} |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***NY-17***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Palisades***                   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Climate Program Office**        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **International Research          |                                   |
| Institute (IRI)**                 |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The IRI was established as a      |                                   |
| cooperative agreement between     |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Climate Program Office    |                                   |
| and Columbia University. It is    |                                   |
| part of The Earth Institute at    |                                   |
| Columbia University, and is       |                                   |
| located at the Lamont Campus. The |                                   |
| IRI\'s mission is to enhance      |                                   |
| society\'s capability to          |                                   |
| understand, anticipate and manage |                                   |
| the impacts of seasonal climate   |                                   |
| fluctuations in order to improve  |                                   |
| human welfare and the             |                                   |
| environment, especially in        |                                   |
| developing countries. The IRI     |                                   |
| conducts this mission through     |                                   |
| strategic and applied research,   |                                   |
| education, capacity building, and |                                   |
| by providing forecasts and        |                                   |
| information products, with an     |                                   |
| emphasis on practical and         |                                   |
| verifiable utility and            |                                   |
| partnership.                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://portal.iri.columbia      |                                   |
| .edu/portal/server.pt]{.underline |                                   |
| }](http://iri.ldeo.columbia.edu/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Cooperative Institute**         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Cooperative Institute for       |                                   |
| Climate Applications and Research |                                   |
| (CICAR), Columbia University**    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| CICAR was established at the      |                                   |
| Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory  |                                   |
| at Columbia University in July    |                                   |
| 2003. CICAR evaluates,            |                                   |
| understands, and predicts climate |                                   |
| variability and change through    |                                   |
| the collection and analysis of    |                                   |
| modern and paleoclimate data and  |                                   |
| the use of Earth system models.   |                                   |
| They also provide climate         |                                   |
| information to society through    |                                   |
| education and the development of  |                                   |
| applications and tools for        |                                   |
| assessing climate-related risks.  |                                   |
| At the core of the CICAR research |                                   |
| agenda is its collaboration with  |                                   |
| two NOAA climate-focused units:   |                                   |
| the Climate Program Office (CPO)  |                                   |
| and the Geophysical Fluid         |                                   |
| Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL). The   |                                   |
| CPO leads the NOAA involvement in |                                   |
| the U.S. Climate and Global       |                                   |
| Change Program and sponsors       |                                   |
| scientific research aimed at      |                                   |
| understanding climate variability |                                   |
| and its predictability. GFDL      |                                   |
| produces assessments of natural   |                                   |
| climate variability and           |                                   |
| anthropogenic change through the  |                                   |
| development of earth system       |                                   |
| models and theoretical            |                                   |
| understanding. Both of these      |                                   |
| activities are consistent with    |                                   |
| the CICAR climate research        |                                   |
| agenda, organized along three     |                                   |
| thematic lines of inquiry: (1)    |                                   |
| earth system modeling; (2) modern |                                   |
| and paleoclimate observations;    |                                   |
| and (3) climate variability and   |                                   |
| change applications research.     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [http://www.lde                   |                                   |
| o.columbia.edu/cicar]{.underline} |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***NY-19, 20***                   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Annandale-on-Hudson***         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **0ffice of Ocean and Coastal     |                                   |
| Resource Management**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Hudson River National Estuarine |                                   |
| Research Reserve**                |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Hudson River reserve,         |                                   |
| designated in 1982, is a network  |                                   |
| of four components that cover     |                                   |
| nearly 5,000 acres of tidal       |                                   |
| wetlands and uplands of Piedmont  |                                   |
| Marsh, Iona Island, Tivoli Bays,  |                                   |
| and Stockport Flats. The New York |                                   |
| Department of Environmental       |                                   |
| Conservation manages the reserve. |                                   |
| The reserve sponsors              |                                   |
| interpretative programs for the   |                                   |
| public, development programs for  |                                   |
| educators and fellowship programs |                                   |
| for graduate and undergraduate    |                                   |
| students. Research efforts are    |                                   |
| focused on generating the         |                                   |
| information necessary for         |                                   |
| management and protection of the  |                                   |
| estuary. The reserve supports     |                                   |
| three fellowship programs, which  |                                   |
| provide financial support for     |                                   |
| graduate and undergraduate        |                                   |
| students to conduct research in   |                                   |
| the reserve. Resources of         |                                   |
| interest in the area include salt |                                   |
| marshes, tidal flats, grass       |                                   |
| shrimp, blue crab, snapping       |                                   |
| turtle, osprey and bald eagles.   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://nerrs.noaa.              |                                   |
| gov/HudsonRiver/]{.underline}](ht |                                   |
| tp://nerrs.noaa.gov/HudsonRiver/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***NY-20***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Dutchess***                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Climate Reference Network**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Dutchess Station**              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The U.S. Climate Reference        |                                   |
| Network (USCRN) is an operational |                                   |
| network of climate stations. Data |                                   |
| from the USCRN will be used in    |                                   |
| operational climate monitoring    |                                   |
| activities and for placing        |                                   |
| current climate anomalies into an |                                   |
| historical perspective. NOAA\'s   |                                   |
| National Climatic Data Center     |                                   |
| (NCDC) manages and operates the   |                                   |
| USCRN. The USCRN will also        |                                   |
| provide the United States with a  |                                   |
| reference network that            |                                   |
| contributes to an International   |                                   |
| network under the auspices of the |                                   |
| Global Climate Observing System   |                                   |
| (GCOS). NOAA's National           |                                   |
| Environmental Satellite, Data,    |                                   |
| and Information Service and       |                                   |
| NOAA's Office of Oceanic and      |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research jointly      |                                   |
| manage USCRN.                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.ncdc.noaa            |                                   |
| .gov/crn/hourly]{.underline}](htt |                                   |
| p://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/crn/hourly) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***NY-21***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Albany***                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Ocean and Coastal     |                                   |
| Resource Management**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **New York Coastal Management     |                                   |
| Program/ New York Department of   |                                   |
| State**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Department of State (DOS),    |                                   |
| through the Division of Coastal   |                                   |
| Resources, is the lead agency     |                                   |
| responsible for administering the |                                   |
| New York Coastal Management       |                                   |
| Program. The inland coastal       |                                   |
| boundary is variable but          |                                   |
| generally is 1,000 feet from the  |                                   |
| shoreline in non-urbanized areas. |                                   |
| In urbanized areas and other      |                                   |
| developed locations along the     |                                   |
| coastline, the inland boundary is |                                   |
| usually 500 feet or less from the |                                   |
| shoreline. In some areas, the     |                                   |
| boundary may extend inland up to  |                                   |
| 10,000 feet to encompass          |                                   |
| significant coastal resources.    |                                   |
| The Coastal Program is involved   |                                   |
| in a wide variety of programs and |                                   |
| initiatives that help revitalize, |                                   |
| promote, and protect New York\'s  |                                   |
| communities and waterfronts.      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Coastal Program works with    |                                   |
| local governments and communities |                                   |
| to prepare Local Waterfront       |                                   |
| Revitalization Programs that      |                                   |
| define a local vision for the     |                                   |
| waterfront. The Coastal Program   |                                   |
| also provides technical           |                                   |
| assistance to help communities    |                                   |
| expand public access, restore     |                                   |
| habitats, protect water quality,  |                                   |
| reinvigorate urban waterfronts,   |                                   |
| strengthen local economies,       |                                   |
| reduce coastal hazard             |                                   |
| vulnerabilities, and protect      |                                   |
| historic resources.               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://coastalm                 |                                   |
| anagement.noaa.gov/mystate/ny.htm |                                   |
| l]{.underline}](http://coastalman |                                   |
| agement.noaa.gov/mystate/ny.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Weather Service        |                                   |
| (NWS)**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Weather Forecast Office**       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Albany WFO**                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Located at the State University   |                                   |
| of New York at Albany, this       |                                   |
| National Weather Service Weather  |                                   |
| Forecast Office provides weather  |                                   |
| and flood warnings, daily         |                                   |
| forecasts and meteorologic and    |                                   |
| hydrologic data for 20 counties,  |                                   |
| with a population of 2.1 million  |                                   |
| residents, extending from         |                                   |
| southern Vermont through east     |                                   |
| central New York, and into        |                                   |
| extreme northwest Connecticut.    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www                      |                                   |
| .erh.noaa.gov/er/aly]{.underline} |                                   |
| ](http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/aly) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***NY-22***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Binghamton***                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Weather Service        |                                   |
| (NWS)**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Weather Forecast Office**       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Binghamton WFO**                |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Located at Binghamton Regional    |                                   |
| Airport, this National Weather    |                                   |
| Service Weather Forecast Office   |                                   |
| provides weather and flood        |                                   |
| warnings, daily forecasts and     |                                   |
| meteorologic and hydrologic data  |                                   |
| for 24 counties, with a           |                                   |
| population of 2.6 million         |                                   |
| residents; 17 counties in central |                                   |
| New York and seven counties in    |                                   |
| northeast Pennsylvania.           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http                            |                                   |
| ://www.erh.noaa.gov/bgm]{.underli |                                   |
| ne}](http://www.erh.noaa.gov/bgm) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Tompkins County***             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Air Resources Laboratory**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Atmospheric Integrated Research |                                   |
| Monitoring Network**              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| A NOAA Atmospheric Integrated     |                                   |
| Research Monitoring Network       |                                   |
| (AIRMoN) site is located in       |                                   |
| Ithaca, NY. The site has been in  |                                   |
| operation since 1992, collecting  |                                   |
| data on major ions in             |                                   |
| precipitation (rain, snow) on a   |                                   |
| daily or an event basis. The      |                                   |
| major ions collected include      |                                   |
| sulfate, nitrate, pH, ammonium,   |                                   |
| sodium, chloride, and soil        |                                   |
| cations. AIRMoN is a sub-network  |                                   |
| of the National Atmospheric       |                                   |
| Deposition Program.               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://nadp.s                   |                                   |
| ws.uiuc.edu/AIRMoN.]{.underline}] |                                   |
| (http://nadp.sws.uiuc.edu/AIRMoN) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***NY-23 through 29***            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Various Great Lakes and        |                                   |
| tributary cities***               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Center for Operational          |                                   |
| Oceanographic Products and        |                                   |
| Services**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Water Level            |                                   |
| Observation Network**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The National Ocean Service (NOS)  |                                   |
| operates eleven long-term         |                                   |
| continuously operating water      |                                   |
| level stations in the state of    |                                   |
| New York, which provide data and  |                                   |
| information on Great Lakes and    |                                   |
| interconnecting waterways datum   |                                   |
| and lake level regulation and are |                                   |
| capable of producing real-time    |                                   |
| data for storm surge warning.     |                                   |
| These stations are located on the |                                   |
| St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg  |                                   |
| and Alexandria Bay; on Lake       |                                   |
| Ontario at Cape Vincent, Oswego,  |                                   |
| Rochester, and Olcott; on the     |                                   |
| Niagara River at Ashland Avenue,  |                                   |
| American Falls, and Niagara       |                                   |
| Intake; and on Lake Erie at       |                                   |
| Buffalo and Sturgeon Point.       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://tidesa                   |                                   |
| ndcurrents.noaa.gov]{.underline}] |                                   |
| (http://www.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Center for Operational          |                                   |
| Oceanographic Products and        |                                   |
| Services**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Water Level            |                                   |
| Observation Network**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The National Ocean Service NOS    |                                   |
| operates the Great Lakes          |                                   |
| Operational Forecast System       |                                   |
| (GLOFS). The GLOFS provides the   |                                   |
| maritime community with improved  |                                   |
| short-term prediction of water    |                                   |
| levels, currents, and water       |                                   |
| temperatures in Lake Erie. These  |                                   |
| predictions are based on a        |                                   |
| hydrodynamic model and are        |                                   |
| considered to be                  |                                   |
| computer-generated forecast       |                                   |
| guidance.                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://tidesand                 |                                   |
| currents.noaa.gov]{.underline}](h |                                   |
| ttp://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ** **                             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***NY-23,25, 27,28***             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Great Lakes***                 |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Great Lakes Environmental       |                                   |
| Research Laboratory**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Great Lakes Daily Water Level   |                                   |
| Plots**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Lake Ontario, Lake Erie: daily    |                                   |
| levels compared with last year\'s |                                   |
| level, daily levels compared with |                                   |
| monthly Min, Max, and Mean        |                                   |
| levels.                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [h                                |                                   |
| ttp://www.glerl.noaa.gov/data/now |                                   |
| /wlevels/levels.html]{.underline} |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***NY-24***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Ithaca***                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Climate Reference Network**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Ithaca Station**                |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The U.S. Climate Reference        |                                   |
| Network (USCRN) is an operational |                                   |
| network of climate stations. Data |                                   |
| from the USCRN will be used in    |                                   |
| operational climate monitoring    |                                   |
| activities and for placing        |                                   |
| current climate anomalies into an |                                   |
| historical perspective. NOAA\'s   |                                   |
| National Climatic Data Center     |                                   |
| (NCDC) manages and operates the   |                                   |
| USCRN. The USCRN will also        |                                   |
| provide the United States with a  |                                   |
| reference network that            |                                   |
| contributes to an International   |                                   |
| network under the auspices of the |                                   |
| Global Climate Observing System   |                                   |
| (GCOS). NOAA's National           |                                   |
| Environmental Satellite, Data,    |                                   |
| and Information Service and       |                                   |
| NOAA's Office of Oceanic and      |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research jointly      |                                   |
| manage USCRN.                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.ncdc.noaa            |                                   |
| .gov/crn/hourly]{.underline}](htt |                                   |
| p://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/crn/hourly) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***NY-27***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Buffalo***                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Weather Service        |                                   |
| (NWS)**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Weather Forecast Office**       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Buffalo WFO**                   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Located at the Greater Buffalo    |                                   |
| International Airport, this       |                                   |
| National Weather Service Weather  |                                   |
| Forecast office provides weather  |                                   |
| and flood warnings, daily         |                                   |
| forecasts and meteorologic and    |                                   |
| hydrologic data for 16 counties   |                                   |
| and 2.8 million residents in      |                                   |
| western New York State.           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http                            |                                   |
| ://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf]{.underli |                                   |
| ne}](http://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***NY-27, 28***                   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Great Lakes***                 |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Great Lakes Environmental       |                                   |
| Research Laboratory**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **GLERL CoastWatch**              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The CoastWatch node at GLERL      |                                   |
| provides clients including        |                                   |
| Federal, state, and local         |                                   |
| agencies, academic institutions,  |                                   |
| commercial/industries and the     |                                   |
| public, both within and outside   |                                   |
| of the Great Lakes region, with   |                                   |
| access to near real-time          |                                   |
| satellite observations and        |                                   |
| in-situ data for the Great Lakes. |                                   |
| CoastWatch data are used in a     |                                   |
| variety of ways, including near   |                                   |
| real-time observation and         |                                   |
| tracking of algal blooms, plumes, |                                   |
| ice cover, wind, water intake     |                                   |
| temperatures at fish hatcheries,  |                                   |
| two and three-dimensional         |                                   |
| modeling of Great Lakes physical  |                                   |
| parameters such as wave height    |                                   |
| and currents damage assessment    |                                   |
| modeling, research, and           |                                   |
| educational and recreational      |                                   |
| activities. In addition, through  |                                   |
| a cooperative project with        |                                   |
| Michigan Sea Grant, Great Lakes   |                                   |
| CoastWatch satellite-derived      |                                   |
| surface temperature imagery is    |                                   |
| contoured and made available via  |                                   |
| Michigan State Sea Grant's web    |                                   |
| site. Great Lakes CoastWatch data |                                   |
| and products benefit riparians as |                                   |
| well as commercial and            |                                   |
| recreational users.               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [http://coastw                    |                                   |
| atch.glerl.noaa.gov/]{.underline} |                                   |
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| **NOAA's Office of Legislative    |                                   |
| Affairs**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Tel: 202-482-4981               |                                   |
| [ht                               |                                   |
| tp://www.legislative.noaa.gov](ht |                                   |
| tp://www.legislative.noaa.gov/)** |                                   |
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