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| **NOAA In Your State**            |                                   |
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| **Illinois**                      |                                   |
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| *NOAA\'s work touches the daily   |   -------------------             |
| lives of every person in the      | --------------------------------- |
| United States and in much of the  |   ![](media/image2.               |
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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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| ***IL***                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Chicago, Rock Island,          |                                   |
| Springfield, Winchester***        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **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.noaa.gov/j    |                                   |
| sp/raob.jsp]{.underline}](http:// |                                   |
| www.gpsmet.noaa.gov/jsp/raob.jsp) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Great Lakes Region***          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **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://http://www.glos.us/]{    |                                   |
| .underline}](http://www.glos.us/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Response and          |                                   |
| Restoration**                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Great Lakes**                   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| As a steward of our nation's      |                                   |
| coastal and marine environments,  |                                   |
| NOAA addresses immediate and      |                                   |
| long-term environmental threats   |                                   |
| through its Office of Response    |                                   |
| and Restoration (OR&R).           |                                   |
| Scientists are on call            |                                   |
| around-the-clock to provide the   |                                   |
| U.S. Coast Guard and other        |                                   |
| emergency responders with         |                                   |
| critical information to help      |                                   |
| minimize environmental damage     |                                   |
| caused by oil and hazardous       |                                   |
| chemical spills. Environmental    |                                   |
| experts assess ecosystems         |                                   |
| compromised by historic or        |                                   |
| ongoing contamination and work    |                                   |
| with other organizations to       |                                   |
| conduct remediation, restoration, |                                   |
| and monitoring of critical        |                                   |
| natural resources.                |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://                         |                                   |
| response.restoration.noaa.gov/boo |                                   |
| k_shelf/1430_GL%20st%20summ.pdf]{ |                                   |
| .underline}](http://www.glos.us/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Ocean Exploration and |                                   |
| Research**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Center for the North Atlantic   |                                   |
| and Great Lakes**                 |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| 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  |                                   |
| North Atlantic and Great Lakes    |                                   |
| (NAGL), one of the six NURP       |                                   |
| regional centers, is housed at    |                                   |
| the University of Connecticut.    |                                   |
| The NALG Center supports undersea |                                   |
| research off the U.S.'s           |                                   |
| northeastern coast (i.e., Gulf of |                                   |
| Maine, Georges Bank and the       |                                   |
| Southern New England Coast        |                                   |
| including Long Island Sound) and  |                                   |
| in the Laurentian Great Lakes.    |                                   |
| The center's research focuses on  |                                   |
| ecosystem response to human       |                                   |
| induced stress such as fishing    |                                   |
| and pollution and the role of     |                                   |
| habitat in sustaining fisheries   |                                   |
| and biological diversity.         |                                   |
| Underwater diving technologies    |                                   |
| available through NAGL include    |                                   |
| occupied submersibles, remotely   |                                   |
| operated vehicles (ROV\'s), and   |                                   |
| Nitrox scuba.                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.nurp.noaa.gov and    |                                   |
| ht                                |                                   |
| tp://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov]{ |                                   |
| .underline}](http://www.glos.us/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Statewide***                   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **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**        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Illinois 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**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Illinois-Indiana 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. The Illinois-Indiana    |                                   |
| Sea Grant College Program fosters |                                   |
| the creation and stewardship of   |                                   |
| an enhanced and sustainable       |                                   |
| environment and economy along     |                                   |
| southern Lake Michigan and the    |                                   |
| Great Lakes region through        |                                   |
| research, education, and          |                                   |
| outreach. Illinois-Indiana Sea    |                                   |
| Grant research addresses reducing |                                   |
| the spread, introduction, and     |                                   |
| economic impact of non-indigenous |                                   |
| species; improving both the       |                                   |
| biological and human aspects of   |                                   |
| the Lake Michigan fishery;        |                                   |
| supporting ecologically sound and |                                   |
| sustainable coastal economic      |                                   |
| development and land use;         |                                   |
| reducing non-point pollution      |                                   |
| stemming from increased land      |                                   |
| development; and developing a     |                                   |
| viable aquaculture industry for   |                                   |
| the region. The Illinois office   |                                   |
| is located at the University of   |                                   |
| Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://                         |                                   |
| www.seagrant.noaa.gov]{.underline |                                   |
| }](http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***IL- 1,2,8,10***                |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Coastal***                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **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} |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Great Lakes Environmental       |                                   |
| Research Laboratory**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Great Lakes Daily Water Level   |                                   |
| Plots**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Lake Michigan: 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} |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***IL- 1,5,7,9***                 |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Chicago***                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Great Lakes Environmental       |                                   |
| Research Laboratory**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Real-Time Meteorological        |                                   |
| Observation Network**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Great Lakes Environmental     |                                   |
| Research Laboratory\'s Marine     |                                   |
| Instrumentation Laboratory has    |                                   |
| deployed and is maintaining a     |                                   |
| real-time network of shore-based  |                                   |
| meteorological instrument         |                                   |
| packages, including one in        |                                   |
| Chicago. The meteorological       |                                   |
| observations obtained from the    |                                   |
| network are being used in         |                                   |
| GLERL\'s Great Lakes Coastal      |                                   |
| Forecasting System to improve     |                                   |
| nowcasts and forecasts of wind,   |                                   |
| waves, water levels, and          |                                   |
| circulation. In addition, the     |                                   |
| National Weather Service forecast |                                   |
| office in Chicago is using the    |                                   |
| observations to improve marine    |                                   |
| forecasts and warnings. The       |                                   |
| Chicago station measures/records  |                                   |
| wind speed, wind gust, wind       |                                   |
| direction, and air temperature at |                                   |
| five-minute increments that are   |                                   |
| updated every 15 minutes on the   |                                   |
| web. In addition, a webcam        |                                   |
| provides an image of nearshore    |                                   |
| Chicago waters and skyline that   |                                   |
| is updated every 60 minutes.      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/      |                                   |
| metdata/chi/]{.underline}](http:/ |                                   |
| /www.glerl.noaa.gov/metdata/chi/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***IL- 2***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Chicago***                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Center for Operational          |                                   |
| Oceanographic Products and        |                                   |
| Services**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Water Level            |                                   |
| Observation Network**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The National Ocean Service (NOS)  |                                   |
| operates one long-term            |                                   |
| continuously operating water      |                                   |
| level station in the State of     |                                   |
| Illinois, which provides data and |                                   |
| information on Great Lakes and    |                                   |
| interconnecting waterways datum   |                                   |
| and lake level regulation and is  |                                   |
| capable of producing real-time    |                                   |
| data for storm surge warning.     |                                   |
| This station is located on Lake   |                                   |
| Michigan at Calumet Harbor. The   |                                   |
| National Ocean Service (NOS) also |                                   |
| 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 Michigan.    |                                   |
| 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/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **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://sos.noaa.gov/news/sos    |                                   |
| _sites.html]{.underline}](http:// |                                   |
| sos.noaa.gov/news/sos_sites.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***IL- 7***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Chicago***                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Response and          |                                   |
| Restoration**                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Regional Resource Coordinator** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| 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 RRC based in Chicago responds |                                   |
| 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 Illinois, 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.restorat        |                                   |
| ion.noaa.gov.]{.underline}](http: |                                   |
| //response.restoration.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***IL-11***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Peru***                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Monitoring      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Carbon America**                |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Earth System Research     |                                   |
| Laboratory (ESRL) operates a new  |                                   |
| and growing small aircraft-based  |                                   |
| North American network of         |                                   |
| sampling sites (Carbon America)   |                                   |
| to measure vertical profiles of   |                                   |
| important greenhouse gas          |                                   |
| concentrations. Air is sampled    |                                   |
| above the surface up to           |                                   |
| approximately 25,000 feet above   |                                   |
| sea level using a reasonably      |                                   |
| small, light, and economical      |                                   |
| automated system developed by     |                                   |
| ESRL researchers. These air       |                                   |
| samples are delivered to the ESRL |                                   |
| laboratory in Boulder, Colorado   |                                   |
| for measurements of CO2, CH4, and |                                   |
| other greenhouse gasses. This     |                                   |
| data will improve global carbon   |                                   |
| cycle models. Weekly sampling is  |                                   |
| conducted from Peru, IL. The Peru |                                   |
| site is operated in coordination  |                                   |
| with the National Aeronautics and |                                   |
| Space Administration\'s           |                                   |
| Measurement of Pollution in the   |                                   |
| Troposphere experiment.           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***IL-13***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Romeoville / Chicagoland /     |                                   |
| Northwest Indiana***              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Weather Service        |                                   |
| (NWS)**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Weather Forecast Office**       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Romeoville / Chicagoland WFO**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Located at Lewis University       |                                   |
| Airport in Romeoville, this       |                                   |
| National Weather Service Weather  |                                   |
| Forecast Office provides weather  |                                   |
| and flood warnings, daily         |                                   |
| forecasts, and meteorologic and   |                                   |
| hydrologic data for 18 counties   |                                   |
| in northeast Illinois and five    |                                   |
| counties in northwest Indiana;    |                                   |
| serving a population of more than |                                   |
| 9,666,000. This office also       |                                   |
| provides marine forecasts and     |                                   |
| warnings for near-shore and open  |                                   |
| waters of Lake Michigan.          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http                            |                                   |
| ://www.crh.noaa.gov/lot]{.underli |                                   |
| ne}](http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lot) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***IL-14***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Aurora / Chicagoland***        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Weather Service        |                                   |
| (NWS)**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Auroroa CWSU**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Center Weather Service Unit**   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Housed in the Federal Aviation    |                                   |
| Administration\'s Chicago Air     |                                   |
| Route Traffic Control Center      |                                   |
| (ARTCC), the Center Weather       |                                   |
| Service Unit Aurora staff         |                                   |
| provides forecasts and other      |                                   |
| weather information to ARTCC      |                                   |
| personnel for use in directing    |                                   |
| the safe, smooth flow of aviation |                                   |
| traffic in northern Illinois,     |                                   |
| northern Indiana, southwest       |                                   |
| Michigan, southern Wisconsin, and |                                   |
| eastern Iowa.                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://                         |                                   |
| aviationweather.noaa.gov/products |                                   |
| /cwsu]{.underline}](http://aviati |                                   |
| onweather.noaa.gov/products/cwsu) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***IL-14***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Shabbona***                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Climate Reference Network**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Shabonna 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) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***IL-15***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Bondville***                   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Monitoring      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **In-Situ Aerosol Profiles**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Earth System Research     |                                   |
| Laboratory (ESRL) operates an     |                                   |
| aircraft sampling program. The    |                                   |
| aircraft measurements expand      |                                   |
| ESRL\'s surface-based aerosol     |                                   |
| monitoring capabilities to        |                                   |
| include vertical profiles of      |                                   |
| aerosol optical properties in a   |                                   |
| continental location. Aerosol     |                                   |
| particles create a significant    |                                   |
| perturbation of the Earth\'s      |                                   |
| radiative balance. Most long-term |                                   |
| aerosol monitoring measurements   |                                   |
| are made from the surface, but    |                                   |
| understanding how aerosol         |                                   |
| particle properties vary          |                                   |
| vertically (i.e., is there a      |                                   |
| layer of aerosol particles aloft  |                                   |
| not seen by the ground stations)  |                                   |
| will further enhance our          |                                   |
| understanding of the impact of    |                                   |
| aerosols on climate forcing. The  |                                   |
| aircraft, typically a             |                                   |
| Cessna-C172, is based in Kay      |                                   |
| County at the Ponca City airport  |                                   |
| and it makes its measurement      |                                   |
| flights 2-3 times weekly over the |                                   |
| Southern Great Plains Cloud and   |                                   |
| Radiation Testbed site operated   |                                   |
| by the Department of Energy\'s    |                                   |
| Atmospheric Radiation Measurement |                                   |
| Program about 90 miles north of   |                                   |
| Oklahoma City. The airplane       |                                   |
| measures aerosol optical          |                                   |
| properties (how the particles     |                                   |
| absorb and scatter solar          |                                   |
| radiation) at 9 flight levels     |                                   |
| between 1500 and 12,000 ft.       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.esrl.no              |                                   |
| aa.gov/gmd/aero/]{.underline}](ht |                                   |
| tp://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/aero/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Monitoring      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Monitoring the Atmosphere       |                                   |
| Aloft - Carbon Cycle Gases and    |                                   |
| Halocarbons**                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Earth System Research     |                                   |
| Laboratory (ESRL) operates a new  |                                   |
| and growing small aircraft-based  |                                   |
| North American network of         |                                   |
| sampling sites to measure         |                                   |
| vertical profiles of important    |                                   |
| greenhouse gas concentrations.    |                                   |
| Air is sampled above the surface  |                                   |
| up to approximately 25,000 feet   |                                   |
| above sea level using a           |                                   |
| relatively small, light, and      |                                   |
| economical automated system       |                                   |
| developed by ESRL researchers.    |                                   |
| These air samples are delivered   |                                   |
| to the ESRL laboratory in         |                                   |
| Boulder, Colorado for             |                                   |
| measurements of CO2, CH4, and     |                                   |
| other greenhouse gasses. This     |                                   |
| data will improve understanding   |                                   |
| and models of the global carbon   |                                   |
| cycle. Sampling is conducted      |                                   |
| bi-weekly. Some air samples from  |                                   |
| the small aircraft program are    |                                   |
| also analyzed for halocarbon      |                                   |
| gases that can destroy the        |                                   |
| stratospheric ozone layer.        |                                   |
| Halocarbon measurements help      |                                   |
| determine the effectiveness of    |                                   |
| efforts to protect and restore    |                                   |
| the ozone layer so it can protect |                                   |
| us from the sun's ultraviolet     |                                   |
| radiation.                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.                     |                                   |
| esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/about/climate.h |                                   |
| tml]{.underline}](http://www.esrl |                                   |
| .noaa.gov/gmd/about/climate.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Monitoring      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Monitoring the Surface          |                                   |
| Atmosphere -- Ozone               |                                   |
| Measurements**                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ESRL conducts long-term           |                                   |
| monitoring of ozone at the        |                                   |
| surface, with aircraft, and with  |                                   |
| balloons, through cooperative     |                                   |
| relationships with local          |                                   |
| partners. The ESRL tropospheric   |                                   |
| ozone aircraft measurement        |                                   |
| program is being done in          |                                   |
| conjunction with the Carbon Cycle |                                   |
| and Greenhouse Gas (CCGG)         |                                   |
| group\'s existing aircraft        |                                   |
| sampling network. Aircraft based  |                                   |
| in-situ tropospheric ozone        |                                   |
| measurements provide data         |                                   |
| relevant to: pollution events,    |                                   |
| lower atmosphere mixing dynamics, |                                   |
| boundary layer stability, ozone   |                                   |
| trend studies, and the validity   |                                   |
| of other samples collected        |                                   |
| in-flight. Near ground level      |                                   |
| ozone is currently monitored      |                                   |
| using ultraviolet absorption      |                                   |
| photometers at eight sites that   |                                   |
| are generally representative of   |                                   |
| background conditions. These      |                                   |
| sites, four of which have records |                                   |
| exceeding 25 years in length,     |                                   |
| provide information on possible   |                                   |
| long-term changes in tropospheric |                                   |
| ozone near the surface and        |                                   |
| support air quality research.     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.esrl.no              |                                   |
| aa.gov/gmd/ozwv/]{.underline}](ht |                                   |
| tp://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ozwv/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Monitoring      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Surface Aerosol Monitoring**    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA's Earth System Research      |                                   |
| Laboratory (ESRL) operates        |                                   |
| surface-based aerosol monitoring  |                                   |
| sites in five states. The sites   |                                   |
| in Illinois and Oklahoma expand   |                                   |
| ESRL's aerosol monitoring         |                                   |
| capabilities to include           |                                   |
| continental sites in response to  |                                   |
| the finding that human activities |                                   |
| primarily influence aerosols on   |                                   |
| regional/continental scales       |                                   |
| rather than on global scales.     |                                   |
| Aerosols create a significant     |                                   |
| perturbation of the Earth's       |                                   |
| radiative balance on regional     |                                   |
| scales. The Illinois site is      |                                   |
| located in rural Champaign County |                                   |
| at the Bondville Environmental    |                                   |
| and Atmospheric Research Site,    |                                   |
| about 10 miles south-west of      |                                   |
| Urbana-Champaign. The             |                                   |
| measurements made include aerosol |                                   |
| optical properties (how the       |                                   |
| particles absorb and scatter      |                                   |
| solar radiation), aerosol number  |                                   |
| concentration and chemical        |                                   |
| composition of the aerosol        |                                   |
| particles. The site was           |                                   |
| established in 1994. The research |                                   |
| aims to improve understanding of  |                                   |
| how trends in the properties of   |                                   |
| atmospheric aerosols relate to    |                                   |
| changes in human activity in the  |                                   |
| region.                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Monitoring      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Surface Radiation Measurement   |                                   |
| Network**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Earth System Research         |                                   |
| Laboratory operates seven         |                                   |
| stations as part of its surface   |                                   |
| radiation measurement network     |                                   |
| (SURFRAD). The station            |                                   |
| measurements support regional and |                                   |
| global weather and climate        |                                   |
| research with accurate,           |                                   |
| continuous, long-term             |                                   |
| measurements of the surface       |                                   |
| radiation budget over the United  |                                   |
| States. Solar radiation is the    |                                   |
| driving energy for geophysical    |                                   |
| and biological processes that     |                                   |
| control weather and affect        |                                   |
| planetary life; understanding the |                                   |
| global surface energy budget is,  |                                   |
| therefore, key to understanding   |                                   |
| climate and the environmental     |                                   |
| consequences to agriculture and   |                                   |
| other statewide concerns. Because |                                   |
| it is impractical to cover the    |                                   |
| whole earth with monitoring       |                                   |
| stations, the answer to global    |                                   |
| coverage lies in reliable         |                                   |
| satellite-based observations.     |                                   |
| Accurate and precise ground-based |                                   |
| measurements across a range of    |                                   |
| climate regions are essential to  |                                   |
| refine and verify the satellite   |                                   |
| observations. One of these        |                                   |
| stations is located near          |                                   |
| Bondville. These ground-based     |                                   |
| measurements also support special |                                   |
| research projects on radiation    |                                   |
| and climate processes in the      |                                   |
| Illinois region and serve as      |                                   |
| important verification for        |                                   |
| weather forecasts.                |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[htt                             |                                   |
| p://www.srrb.noaa.gov/surfrad/ind |                                   |
| ex.html]{.underline}](http://www. |                                   |
| srrb.noaa.gov/surfrad/index.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Monitoring      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Total Column Ozone              |                                   |
| Measurements**                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Earth System Research     |                                   |
| Laboratory (ESRL) makes           |                                   |
| measurements of the column        |                                   |
| amounts of ozone between the      |                                   |
| earth\'s surface and the top of   |                                   |
| the atmosphere at a number of     |                                   |
| locations around the United       |                                   |
| States, including Bondville, IL   |                                   |
| The observations are obtained     |                                   |
| with ground-based spectrometers   |                                   |
| that measure the attenuation by   |                                   |
| ozone of ultraviolet light. This  |                                   |
| integrated ozone amount is        |                                   |
| critical in determining the       |                                   |
| amount of ultraviolet radiation   |                                   |
| reaching the earth\'s surface.    |                                   |
| Excess ultraviolet radiation is   |                                   |
| responsible for human skin cancer |                                   |
| and is also harmful to other      |                                   |
| biogenic organisms. Column ozone  |                                   |
| measurements monitor changes in   |                                   |
| the stratospheric ozone layer     |                                   |
| resulting from human-produced     |                                   |
| chlorine and bromine compounds    |                                   |
| that destroy ozone. With controls |                                   |
| now in place on the manufacture   |                                   |
| and use of these ozone-destroying |                                   |
| compounds, it will be important   |                                   |
| to monitor the ozone layer for    |                                   |
| the expected recovery and         |                                   |
| determine whether other factors   |                                   |
| such as long-term climate change  |                                   |
| are influencing this recovery.    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://                         |                                   |
| www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/about/ozone |                                   |
| .html]{.underline}](http://www.es |                                   |
| rl.noaa.gov/gmd/about/ozone.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Monitoring      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Ultraviolet Radiation (UV)      |                                   |
| Monitoring Network**              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Earth System Research         |                                   |
| Laboratory (ESRL) operates an     |                                   |
| ultraviolet radiation (UV)        |                                   |
| monitoring network site in        |                                   |
| Bondeville. These measurements    |                                   |
| are done as part of ESRL's        |                                   |
| research on the Earth\'s surface  |                                   |
| radiation budget. Research        |                                   |
| efforts are devoted to the extent |                                   |
| and cause of observed variations  |                                   |
| in long-term radiation and        |                                   |
| meteorological measurements,      |                                   |
| using satellite observations and  |                                   |
| climate model calculations. In    |                                   |
| addition, observations of         |                                   |
| spectral solar radiation are made |                                   |
| for remote sensing of certain     |                                   |
| atmospheric constituents and      |                                   |
| spectral solar UV is measured for |                                   |
| the investigation of the          |                                   |
| interaction of ozone and solar    |                                   |
| radiation. ESRL also provides     |                                   |
| essential instrument calibration  |                                   |
| services for national and         |                                   |
| worldwide partner UV monitoring   |                                   |
| networks.                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.esrl.no              |                                   |
| aa.gov/gmd/grad/]{.underline}](ht |                                   |
| tp://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/grad/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Champaign 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       |                                   |
| Bondville (Champaign County), IL. |                                   |
| The site, in operation since      |                                   |
| 1992, has collectied 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.                    |                                   |
| sws.uiuc.edu/AIRMoN]{.underline}] |                                   |
| (http://nadp.sws.uiuc.edu/AIRMoN) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Air Resources Laboratory**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Global Energy and Water Cycle   |                                   |
| Experiment**                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA has several observational    |                                   |
| sites that support the World      |                                   |
| Climate Research Programme's      |                                   |
| Global Energy and Water Cycle     |                                   |
| Experiment (GEWEX). One of NOAA's |                                   |
| GEWEX sites is located near       |                                   |
| Champaign, IL. GEWEX sites were   |                                   |
| established to provide detailed   |                                   |
| measurements (such as turbulent   |                                   |
| fluxes of heat, water vapor,      |                                   |
| momentum, carbon dioxide, air     |                                   |
| temperature, and relative         |                                   |
| humidity) and other information   |                                   |
| about the physical and biological |                                   |
| processes that occur at the       |                                   |
| land/surface interface.           |                                   |
| Observations from these sites are |                                   |
| being used to test and improve    |                                   |
| the current generation of land    |                                   |
| surface models that are used for  |                                   |
| both regional and global climate  |                                   |
| prediction.                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.ceop.net]{.          |                                   |
| underline}](http://www.ceop.net/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Climate Reference Network**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Champaign County 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) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Homer***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Monitoring      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Monitoring the Atmosphere       |                                   |
| Aloft - Carbon Cycle Gases and    |                                   |
| Halocarbons**                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Earth System Research     |                                   |
| Laboratory (ESRL) operates a new  |                                   |
| and growing small aircraft-based  |                                   |
| North American network of         |                                   |
| sampling sites to measure         |                                   |
| vertical profiles of important    |                                   |
| greenhouse gas concentrations.    |                                   |
| Air is sampled above the surface  |                                   |
| up to approximately 25,000 feet   |                                   |
| above sea level using a           |                                   |
| relatively small, light, and      |                                   |
| economical automated system       |                                   |
| developed by ESRL researchers.    |                                   |
| These air samples are delivered   |                                   |
| to the ESRL laboratory in         |                                   |
| Boulder, Colorado for             |                                   |
| measurements of CO2, CH4, and     |                                   |
| other greenhouse gasses. This     |                                   |
| data will improve understanding   |                                   |
| and models of the global carbon   |                                   |
| cycle. Sampling is conducted      |                                   |
| bi-weekly. Some air samples from  |                                   |
| the small aircraft program are    |                                   |
| also analyzed for halocarbon      |                                   |
| gases that can destroy the        |                                   |
| stratospheric ozone layer.        |                                   |
| Halocarbon measurements help      |                                   |
| determine the effectiveness of    |                                   |
| efforts to protect and restore    |                                   |
| the ozone layer so it can protect |                                   |
| us from the sun's ultraviolet     |                                   |
| radiation.                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.                     |                                   |
| esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/about/climate.h |                                   |
| tml]{.underline}](http://www.esrl |                                   |
| .noaa.gov/gmd/about/climate.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Monitoring      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Monitoring the Surface          |                                   |
| Atmosphere -- Ozone               |                                   |
| Measurements**                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ESRL conducts long-term           |                                   |
| monitoring of ozone at the        |                                   |
| surface, with aircraft, and with  |                                   |
| balloons, through cooperative     |                                   |
| relationships with local          |                                   |
| partners. The ESRL tropospheric   |                                   |
| ozone aircraft measurement        |                                   |
| program is being done in          |                                   |
| conjunction with the Carbon Cycle |                                   |
| and Greenhouse Gas (CCGG)         |                                   |
| group\'s existing aircraft        |                                   |
| sampling network. Aircraft based  |                                   |
| in-situ tropospheric ozone        |                                   |
| measurements provide data         |                                   |
| relevant to: pollution events,    |                                   |
| lower atmosphere mixing dynamics, |                                   |
| boundary layer stability, ozone   |                                   |
| trend studies, and the validity   |                                   |
| of other samples collected        |                                   |
| in-flight. Near ground level      |                                   |
| ozone is currently monitored      |                                   |
| using ultraviolet absorption      |                                   |
| photometers at eight sites that   |                                   |
| are generally representative of   |                                   |
| background conditions. These      |                                   |
| sites, four of which have records |                                   |
| exceeding 25 years in length,     |                                   |
| provide information on possible   |                                   |
| long-term changes in tropospheric |                                   |
| ozone near the surface and        |                                   |
| support air quality research.     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.esrl.no              |                                   |
| aa.gov/gmd/ozwv/]{.underline}](ht |                                   |
| tp://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ozwv/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Urbana-Champaign***            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Cooperative Institute**         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Cooperative Institute for       |                                   |
| Limnology and Ecosystems Research |                                   |
| (CILER), University of Illinois   |                                   |
| at Urbana-Champaign**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| 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, [University |                                   |
| of Illinois at                    |                                   |
| Urbana-Champaign]{.underline},    |                                   |
| 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/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***IL-17***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Springfield***                 |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Geodetic Survey**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Geodetic Advisor**              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Geodetic Advisor is a jointly |                                   |
| funded National Ocean Service     |                                   |
| (NOS) employee that resides in    |                                   |
| the state to provide liaison      |                                   |
| between NOS and the host state.   |                                   |
| The Geodetic Advisor guides and   |                                   |
| assists the state\'s charting,    |                                   |
| geodetic and surveying programs   |                                   |
| through technical expertise. This |                                   |
| program also provides assistance  |                                   |
| in planning and implementing      |                                   |
| Geographic/Land Information       |                                   |
| System (GIS/LIS) projects.        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://http://www.ngs.noaa.g    |                                   |
| ov/ADVISORS/AdvisorsIndex.shtml]{ |                                   |
| .underline}](http://www.ngs.noaa. |                                   |
| gov/ADVISORS/AdvisorsIndex.shtml) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***IL-18***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Lincoln***                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Weather Service        |                                   |
| (NWS)**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Weather Forecast Office**       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Central Illinois WFO**          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Located at the Logan County       |                                   |
| Airport in Lincoln, this National |                                   |
| Weather Service Weather Forecast  |                                   |
| Office provides weather and flood |                                   |
| warnings, daily forecasts and     |                                   |
| meteorologic and hydrologic data  |                                   |
| for 35 counties in central and    |                                   |
| east-central Illinois, serving a  |                                   |
| population of more than           |                                   |
| 1,639,000.                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http                            |                                   |
| ://www.crh.noaa.gov/ilx]{.underli |                                   |
| ne}](http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ilx) |                                   |
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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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