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| **NOAA In Your State**            |                                   |
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| **California**                    |                                   |
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| *NOAA\'s work touches the daily   |   -------------------             |
| lives of every person in the      | --------------------------------- |
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| of NOAA's dedicated staff and     |                                   |
| partner organizations located in  |   -------------------             |
| program and research offices      | --------------------------------- |
| throughout the country. The       |                                   |
| following is a summary of NOAA    |                                   |
| programs based in, and focused    |                                   |
| on, your state. The entries are   |                                   |
| listed by statewide, region, and  |                                   |
| then by congressional districts   |                                   |
| and cities or towns.*             |                                   |
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| ***CA***                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***American River Basin***        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Weather and Air       |                                   |
| Quality**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **United States Weather Research  |                                   |
| Program**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The United States Weather         |                                   |
| Research Program (USWRP) brings   |                                   |
| together federal agencies with    |                                   |
| the academic and private sectors  |                                   |
| to move research ideas and        |                                   |
| technologies into operational     |                                   |
| weather forecasts. NOAA, through  |                                   |
| the USWRP, provides significant   |                                   |
| funding in California to the NOAA |                                   |
| Hydrometeorlogical Testbed (HMT)  |                                   |
| to improve forecasts flooding in  |                                   |
| the American River Basin. The HMT |                                   |
| has consisted of a series of      |                                   |
| field experiments, the results of |                                   |
| which are transitioned into NOAA  |                                   |
| Weather Forecast Offices and NOAA |                                   |
| River Forecasting Centers that    |                                   |
| are leading to improved forecasts |                                   |
| of flooding on the American River |                                   |
| and its tributaries. It is also   |                                   |
| helping to improve water level    |                                   |
| forecasts in reservoirs on the    |                                   |
| river. The HMT partners with      |                                   |
| several organizations in          |                                   |
| California. These include the     |                                   |
| Scripps Institute, state and      |                                   |
| county reservoir managers, and    |                                   |
| local and state emergency         |                                   |
| managers.                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.                     |                                   |
| esrl.noaa.gov/psd/programs/2008/h |                                   |
| mt/]{.underline}](http://www.esrl |                                   |
| .noaa.gov/psd/programs/2008/hmt/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Coastal***                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Southwest Region**              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Wetlands Recovery Project**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NMFS Southwest Region has been an |                                   |
| active participant in the         |                                   |
| Southern California Wetlands      |                                   |
| Recovery Project including        |                                   |
| providing leadership as the Chair |                                   |
| of the Wetlands Manager's Group.  |                                   |
| The Wetlands Recovery Project is  |                                   |
| a broadly based partnership with  |                                   |
| 18 state and federal agencies     |                                   |
| working in concert with           |                                   |
| scientists, local governments,    |                                   |
| and environmental organizations,  |                                   |
| as well business leaders and      |                                   |
| educators to increase the pace    |                                   |
| and effectiveness of wetlands     |                                   |
| recovery efforts in southern      |                                   |
| California. To date, the Wetlands |                                   |
| Recovery Project has enhanced     |                                   |
| over 800 acres of wetland habitat |                                   |
| and protected over 2,700 acres of |                                   |
| coastal wetlands and watersheds.  |                                   |
| Major projects include coastal    |                                   |
| bay and lagoon habitat            |                                   |
| restoration, increasing fish      |                                   |
| passage opportunities, stream     |                                   |
| restoration, and invasive species |                                   |
| eradication and control.          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.nmfs.                |                                   |
| noaa.gov/habitat/]{.underline}](h |                                   |
| ttp://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Services Center (CSC)** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Elevation Mapping**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Center works with state and   |                                   |
| local officials to collect and    |                                   |
| distribute high-resolution        |                                   |
| topographic and bathymetric data  |                                   |
| sets. The Center worked with the  |                                   |
| private sector to acquire new     |                                   |
| light detection and ranging       |                                   |
| (lidar) and Interferometric       |                                   |
| Synthetic Aperture Radar (IfSAR)  |                                   |
| data for coastal management       |                                   |
| applications such as the analysis |                                   |
| of storm surge and storm          |                                   |
| inundation, erosion, and habitat  |                                   |
| mapping. The Center also worked   |                                   |
| with state and federal partners   |                                   |
| to share costs and find multiple  |                                   |
| uses for coastal lidar and IfSAR  |                                   |
| data sets.                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.csc                  |                                   |
| .noaa.gov/crs/tcm/]{.underline}]( |                                   |
| http://www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/tcm/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Services Center (CSC)** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Land Cover Mapping**            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Nothing provides a big-picture    |                                   |
| view of land cover status better  |                                   |
| than these maps, which are        |                                   |
| developed using remote sensing    |                                   |
| technology. The Center has        |                                   |
| baseline land cover data for most |                                   |
| of the coastal zone. The goal is  |                                   |
| to update the imagery every five  |                                   |
| years to also provide a means of  |                                   |
| detecting change or trends.       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.csc.noa              |                                   |
| a.gov/landcover/]{.underline}](ht |                                   |
| tp://www.csc.noaa.gov/landcover/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Services Center (CSC)** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Legislative Atlas**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| This Web-based legislative        |                                   |
| mapping tool provides coastal     |                                   |
| resource managers with easy       |                                   |
| access to coastal legislative     |                                   |
| data and information. In 2008 the |                                   |
| Legislative Atlas team added      |                                   |
| additional legislative            |                                   |
| information for the three regions |                                   |
| represented in the                |                                   |
| atlas---Hawaii, West Coast, and   |                                   |
| the Gulf of Maine. This added     |                                   |
| information included both federal |                                   |
| and state regulations. The        |                                   |
| legislative query tool is also    |                                   |
| being redesigned according to     |                                   |
| user input.                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [                                 |                                   |
| [http://www.csc.noaa.gov/legislat |                                   |
| iveatlas/]{.underline}](http://ww |                                   |
| w.csc.noaa.gov/legislativeatlas/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Services Center (CSC)** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Nonpoint Source Pollution and   |                                   |
| Erosion Comparison Tool (N-SPECT) |                                   |
| Applications**                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Nonpoint-Source Pollution and |                                   |
| Erosion Comparison Tool (N-SPECT) |                                   |
| is a GIS-based screening tool     |                                   |
| that models basic hydrologic      |                                   |
| processes, including overland     |                                   |
| flow, erosion, and nonpoint       |                                   |
| source pollution for watersheds.  |                                   |
| In 2008, assistance was given to  |                                   |
| Puerto Rico and the states of     |                                   |
| California, Hawaii, and Texas as  |                                   |
| they used N-SPECT to estimate     |                                   |
| runoff in various land cover      |                                   |
| scenarios. Staff members also     |                                   |
| work with the Environmental       |                                   |
| Protection Agency and             |                                   |
| private-sector groups that want   |                                   |
| to use N-SPECT with their         |                                   |
| programs.                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[htt                             |                                   |
| p://www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/cwq/nspe |                                   |
| ct.html]{.underline}](http://www. |                                   |
| csc.noaa.gov/crs/cwq/nspect.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Services Center (CSC)** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Northern California Ecosystem   |                                   |
| Based Management Pilot**          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| This pilot project underway in    |                                   |
| and around Humboldt Bay in        |                                   |
| northern California has local     |                                   |
| community members, nonprofits,    |                                   |
| academics, and government         |                                   |
| agencies working together to      |                                   |
| build a strong future for the bay |                                   |
| and the people and ecosystems in  |                                   |
| the area. The Center is           |                                   |
| supporting this project by        |                                   |
| providing technical assistance    |                                   |
| and facilitating communication    |                                   |
| and data collection.              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.csc.noaa.gov/id      |                                   |
| /norcal.html]{.underline}](http:/ |                                   |
| /www.csc.noaa.gov/id/norcal.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Services Center (CSC)** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Regional Coastal Water          |                                   |
| Quality**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Coastal water quality and         |                                   |
| nonpoint-source pollution are     |                                   |
| priority watershed issues for     |                                   |
| coastal communities.              |                                   |
| Participation from the Center's   |                                   |
| regional staff plays an important |                                   |
| role in many of these efforts. In |                                   |
| California, staff members provide |                                   |
| key support for the development   |                                   |
| of a statewide water quality      |                                   |
| education and technical           |                                   |
| assistance organization, the      |                                   |
| California Water and Land Use     |                                   |
| Partnership. Staff members in     |                                   |
| other regions also provide        |                                   |
| strategic planning assistance and |                                   |
| promote education efforts.        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Services Center (CSC)** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **San Francisco Bay Subtidal      |                                   |
| Habitat Goals Project**           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| As part of a broader effort to    |                                   |
| create an ecosystem-based         |                                   |
| management vision for the region, |                                   |
| regional partners are             |                                   |
| participating in a collaborative  |                                   |
| effort in the development of      |                                   |
| research, restoration, and        |                                   |
| management goals for the bay's    |                                   |
| subtidal habitats. This work      |                                   |
| provides an opportunity to        |                                   |
| improve the coordination of       |                                   |
| research, restoration, and        |                                   |
| resource management activities in |                                   |
| the area.                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Services Center (CSC)** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Shoreline Data Development,     |                                   |
| Visualization, and Delivery**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Center's constituents have    |                                   |
| identified shoreline data as a    |                                   |
| priority need, and they look to   |                                   |
| the Center for related            |                                   |
| information and guidance. This    |                                   |
| project addresses that need by    |                                   |
| continuing to make historical     |                                   |
| data available and working with   |                                   |
| the shoreline change community to |                                   |
| develop guidebooks and other      |                                   |
| resources. In California, the     |                                   |
| Center is working to provide the  |                                   |
| state and local GIS technical     |                                   |
| capacity needed to address        |                                   |
| shoreline erosion and other       |                                   |
| natural hazards.                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Services Center (CSC)** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Social Assessment Technical     |                                   |
| Assistance**                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| This project documents cultural   |                                   |
| and historical sites and          |                                   |
| practices related to traditional  |                                   |
| lifestyles and identifies social  |                                   |
| and cultural factors that         |                                   |
| influence community support for   |                                   |
| coastal conservation. The project |                                   |
| is focused on Humboldt Bay,       |                                   |
| California, and Carabelle,        |                                   |
| Florida. A regional roundtable of |                                   |
| natural resource management       |                                   |
| professionals, applied social     |                                   |
| scientists, and allied            |                                   |
| stakeholders was convened to      |                                   |
| identify the needed information,  |                                   |
| as well as related data gaps and  |                                   |
| applied social science approaches |                                   |
| necessary to integrate social and |                                   |
| cultural information into         |                                   |
| ecosystem-based management.       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [http://csc.noaa.gov/regi         |                                   |
| ons/documents/NOAA%20Report%20Oct |                                   |
| ober%2028%202008.pdf]{.underline} |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Services Center (CSC)** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Training**                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Center provides training to   |                                   |
| the coastal resource managers of  |                                   |
| the nation in three focus areas:  |                                   |
| geospatial technology, coastal    |                                   |
| management, and building process  |                                   |
| skills. Training can take place   |                                   |
| at the Center's training facility |                                   |
| for some courses but most often   |                                   |
| is taken to coastal managers in   |                                   |
| the field.                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.csc.noaa.g           |                                   |
| ov/bins/resources/training.html]{ |                                   |
| .underline}](http://www.csc.noaa. |                                   |
| gov/bins/resources/training.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Coastal Services Center (CSC)** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Weather and Hazards Viewer**    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| This Internet mapping tool helps  |                                   |
| users monitor coastal storms and  |                                   |
| visualize potential storm impacts |                                   |
| and fire-related weather          |                                   |
| conditions. Regularly updated     |                                   |
| weather data from the National    |                                   |
| Weather Service are combined with |                                   |
| hazards planning data in a GIS.   |                                   |
| Users assess hazards by           |                                   |
| displaying and animating          |                                   |
| forecasts for weather conditions, |                                   |
| including waves, winds,           |                                   |
| temperature, humidity, and        |                                   |
| rainfall.                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://maps.csc.noaa            |                                   |
| .gov/CSP_SoCal/]{.underline}](htt |                                   |
| p://maps.csc.noaa.gov/CSP_SoCal/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Integrated Ocean Observing      |                                   |
| System (IOOS) Program**           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **IOOS Regional Association**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Central and Northern          |                                   |
| California Ocean Observing System |                                   |
| (CeNCOOS) is part of an evolving  |                                   |
| national framework of integrated  |                                   |
| coastal observing systems. This   |                                   |
| national framework is called the  |                                   |
| Integrated Ocean Observing System |                                   |
| (IOOS). Ocean observing uses      |                                   |
| various physical, biological and  |                                   |
| chemical sensing technologies to  |                                   |
| add to our knowledge of changing  |                                   |
| ocean conditions and to enhance   |                                   |
| coastal management, allowing for  |                                   |
| more informed decision-making.    |                                   |
| The geographic extent of CeNCOOS  |                                   |
| includes from Point Conception    |                                   |
| north to the California-Oregon    |                                   |
| border and from the coastline out |                                   |
| to 200 nautical miles (the        |                                   |
| seaward extent of the Exclusive   |                                   |
| Economic Zone). CeNCOOS includes  |                                   |
| bays and estuaries in this        |                                   |
| region. Within the state, CeNCOOS |                                   |
| collaborates closely with its     |                                   |
| neighboring Regional Association, |                                   |
| the Southern California Coastal   |                                   |
| Ocean Observing System, and the   |                                   |
| state agencies supporting coastal |                                   |
| management activities.            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.cenco                |                                   |
| os.org/index.html]{.underline}](h |                                   |
| ttp://www.cencoos.org/index.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Integrated Ocean Observing      |                                   |
| System (IOOS) Program**           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **IOOS Regional Association**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Southern California Coastal   |                                   |
| Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS)   |                                   |
| brings together coastal           |                                   |
| observations in the Southern      |                                   |
| California Bight to provide       |                                   |
| information necessary to address  |                                   |
| issues in climate change,         |                                   |
| ecosystem preservation and        |                                   |
| management, coastal water         |                                   |
| quality, maritime operations,     |                                   |
| coastal hazards and national      |                                   |
| security. As a science-based      |                                   |
| decision support system, SCCOOS   |                                   |
| works interactively with local,   |                                   |
| state and federal agencies,       |                                   |
| resource managers, industry,      |                                   |
| policy makers, educators,         |                                   |
| scientists and the general public |                                   |
| to provide data, models and       |                                   |
| products that advance our         |                                   |
| understanding of the current and  |                                   |
| future state of our coastal and   |                                   |
| global environment.               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.sccoos.org/]{.un     |                                   |
| derline}](http://www.sccoos.org/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Pacific Marine Environmental    |                                   |
| Laboratory**                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **NOAA Center for Tsunami         |                                   |
| Research (NCTR)**                 |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Tsunami Research Program at   |                                   |
| the Pacific Marine Environmental  |                                   |
| Laboratory (PMEL), headquartered  |                                   |
| in Seattle, Washington, seeks to  |                                   |
| mitigate tsunami hazards to all   |                                   |
| U.S. coastal states and           |                                   |
| territories, including            |                                   |
| California. A tsunami is a series |                                   |
| of very large ocean waves caused  |                                   |
| by underwater earthquakes,        |                                   |
| landslides, volcanic eruptions,   |                                   |
| explosions, and even meteor       |                                   |
| impacts. Capable of flooding      |                                   |
| hundreds of meters inland past    |                                   |
| the typical high-water level, the |                                   |
| fast-moving water associated with |                                   |
| an inundating tsunami can crush   |                                   |
| homes and other coastal           |                                   |
| structures. More common           |                                   |
| occurrences, and devastating in   |                                   |
| an economic sense, are false      |                                   |
| alarms that lead to expensive     |                                   |
| evacuations of coastal areas. The |                                   |
| PMEL NCTR staff conducts research |                                   |
| and development activities in     |                                   |
| close collaboration with the      |                                   |
| National Weather Service (NWS)    |                                   |
| Tsunami Warning Centers, National |                                   |
| Data Buoy Center (NDBC), and the  |                                   |
| coastal states. Activities focus  |                                   |
| on the development of             |                                   |
| site-specific forecast models for |                                   |
| coastal population centers. These |                                   |
| models are integrated into a      |                                   |
| PMEL-developed operational        |                                   |
| tsunami forecasting system at the |                                   |
| Tsunami Warning Centers. PMEL     |                                   |
| developed the original real-time  |                                   |
| DART tsunami-measuring buoy,      |                                   |
| which has been transitioned to    |                                   |
| NDBC. Engineering development is  |                                   |
| underway at PMEL to improve the   |                                   |
| cost-effectiveness of these       |                                   |
| platforms. Tsunami research at    |                                   |
| PMEL focuses on model             |                                   |
| improvements and tsunami hazard   |                                   |
| mitigation.                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[h                               |                                   |
| ttp://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov]{.underl |                                   |
| ine}](http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Eureka, Monterey,              |                                   |
| Sacramento***                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Systems         |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Advanced Linux Prototype System |                                   |
| (ALPS)**                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ALPS is an innovative tool that   |                                   |
| builds on NOAA's investment in    |                                   |
| the Advanced Weather Interactive  |                                   |
| Processing System (AWIPS). This   |                                   |
| technology extends AWIPS by       |                                   |
| implementing a well-defined       |                                   |
| application programming interface |                                   |
| and a distributed data paradigm.  |                                   |
| User-friendly ALPS integrates and |                                   |
| displays a wide variety of        |                                   |
| environmental data interactively, |                                   |
| i.e. drawing and editing of       |                                   |
| fonts, lines, polygons, weather   |                                   |
| symbols, and text. ALPS is being  |                                   |
| used experimentally as a          |                                   |
| component of the                  |                                   |
| Hydrometeorological Testbed       |                                   |
| (HMT). The HMT is currently       |                                   |
| focused on the American River     |                                   |
| Basin in California in an effort  |                                   |
| to better protect one of the most |                                   |
| flood vulnerable cities in the    |                                   |
| U.S. -- Sacramento.               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[                                |                                   |
| http://fxa.noaa.gov/ALPS/]{.under |                                   |
| line}](http://fxa.noaa.gov/ALPS/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Statewide***                   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Southwest Region**              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Southwest Regional Office and   |                                   |
| Fisheries Science Center**        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NMFS is responsible for the       |                                   |
| management, conservation and      |                                   |
| protection of living marine       |                                   |
| resources within the United       |                                   |
| States\' Exclusive Economic Zone  |                                   |
| (water to 200 miles off the       |                                   |
| seaward boundaries of coastal     |                                   |
| states). Using the tools provided |                                   |
| by the Magnuson-Stevens Act, NMFS |                                   |
| assesses and predicts the status  |                                   |
| of fish stocks, develops and      |                                   |
| ensures compliance with fisheries |                                   |
| regulations, restores and         |                                   |
| protects habitat and works to     |                                   |
| reduce wasteful fishing           |                                   |
| practices, and promote            |                                   |
| sustainable fisheries. Under the  |                                   |
| *Marine Mammal Protection Act*    |                                   |
| and the *Endangered Species Act*, |                                   |
| NMFS recovers protected marine    |                                   |
| species (i.e. whales, turtles).   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Southwest Regional Office     |                                   |
| (located in Long Beach, CA) is    |                                   |
| responsible for the management    |                                   |
| and protection of living marine   |                                   |
| resources and their habitat in    |                                   |
| the Southwest. Its marine         |                                   |
| programs cover California and the |                                   |
| tuna fisheries in the eastern     |                                   |
| Pacific Ocean off the coast of    |                                   |
| the Americas. The Office is       |                                   |
| comprised of three divisions:     |                                   |
| Sustainable Fisheries, Habitat    |                                   |
| Conservation, and Protected       |                                   |
| Species Management. La Jolla, CA  |                                   |
| is the headquarters of the NMFS   |                                   |
| Southwest Fisheries Science       |                                   |
| Center. The Center\'s scientists  |                                   |
| conduct marine biological,        |                                   |
| economic and oceanographic        |                                   |
| research, observations and        |                                   |
| monitoring on living marine       |                                   |
| resources and their environment   |                                   |
| throughout the Pacific Ocean and  |                                   |
| the Southern Ocean off            |                                   |
| Antarctica. Due to proximity to   |                                   |
| an eroding coastal bluff, NOAA    |                                   |
| has vacated staff from two of the |                                   |
| four buildings at the La Jolla    |                                   |
| Shores Drive Laboratory into      |                                   |
| temporarily leased space at       |                                   |
| Torrey Pines Court pending the    |                                   |
| construction of a new facility at |                                   |
| Scripps Institution of            |                                   |
| Oceanography, UC San Diego. The   |                                   |
| Torrey Pines Court Laboratory is  |                                   |
| the interim location for the      |                                   |
| Director\'s Office, staff from    |                                   |
| three research divisions          |                                   |
| (Antarctic Ecosystem Research,    |                                   |
| Protected Resources, and some     |                                   |
| staff from Fisheries Research)    |                                   |
| and the Operations, Management    |                                   |
| and Information Division. Other   |                                   |
| Science Center locations include: |                                   |
| Environmental Research Division   |                                   |
| (Pacific Grove), Fisheries        |                                   |
| Ecology Research Division (Santa  |                                   |
| Cruz), Northern California        |                                   |
| Pacific Coast Ocean Observing     |                                   |
| System Coordination Office        |                                   |
| (Arcata), Granite Canyon Marine   |                                   |
| Laboratory (Carmel) and Piedras   |                                   |
| Blancas Field Station (San        |                                   |
| Simeon).                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| <http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/> and   |                                   |
| [http://swfsc.                    |                                   |
| noaa.gov](http://swfsc.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **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**        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **California 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/]{.unde |                                   |
| rline}](http://www.cpo.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Systems         |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Exploring New Observational     |                                   |
| Technologies -- Unmanned Aircraft |                                   |
| Systems**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ESRL is the home of NOAA's UAS    |                                   |
| Project, which is organized into  |                                   |
| three regional test beds          |                                   |
| including the Arctic (AK),        |                                   |
| Pacific (CA and HI), and Gulf     |                                   |
| Coast (FL) test beds. Unmanned    |                                   |
| Aircraft Systems (UAS) are        |                                   |
| expected to revolutionize NOAA's  |                                   |
| ability to monitor the global     |                                   |
| environment, while increasing     |                                   |
| national security, individual     |                                   |
| safety, profits, and economic     |                                   |
| competitiveness for U.S.          |                                   |
| companies. UAS have the potential |                                   |
| to fill critical observation gaps |                                   |
| in climate change research,       |                                   |
| weather and water resources       |                                   |
| forecasting, ecosystem monitoring |                                   |
| and management, and coastal       |                                   |
| mapping. This project engages     |                                   |
| industry affiliates that          |                                   |
| developed UAS technologies for    |                                   |
| national defense and now will     |                                   |
| apply them for the benefit of the |                                   |
| global environment.               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://uas.noaa.gov/]{.         |                                   |
| underline}](http://uas.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Systems         |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **FX-Net Fireweather**            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| A meteorological workstation      |                                   |
| developed by scientists at        |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Earth System Research     |                                   |
| Laboratory is being used by the   |                                   |
| National Weather Service\'s       |                                   |
| Incident Meteorologists (IMETs)   |                                   |
| deployed to wildfires in          |                                   |
| California. IMETs are using the   |                                   |
| FX-Net system as their primary    |                                   |
| means of getting weather          |                                   |
| information to the fire incident  |                                   |
| commanders and emergency managers |                                   |
| working on the fires. FX-net is a |                                   |
| field-deployable system that has  |                                   |
| access to the same data sets      |                                   |
| available to outer NWS            |                                   |
| forecasters, and offers           |                                   |
| forecasters flexibility in        |                                   |
| manipulating the data to meet     |                                   |
| specific, localized needs.        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www-tod.fsl.noaa.go      |                                   |
| v/fxnet.html]{.underline}](http:/ |                                   |
| /www-tod.fsl.noaa.gov/fxnet.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **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) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Physical Sciences      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **California Central Valley Air   |                                   |
| Quality**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Earth System Research     |                                   |
| Laboratory (ESRL) operates a      |                                   |
| small network of meteorological   |                                   |
| monitoring sites within the       |                                   |
| Central Valley of California in   |                                   |
| support of air quality modeling   |                                   |
| efforts and real time             |                                   |
| observations by the California    |                                   |
| Air Resources Board and local air |                                   |
| quality districts. Monitoring     |                                   |
| sites located in Chico,           |                                   |
| Chowchilla, and Lost Hills have   |                                   |
| identical instrumentation         |                                   |
| providing air quality forecasters |                                   |
| with valuable meteorological      |                                   |
| information for assessing         |                                   |
| meteorological conditions         |                                   |
| associated with air quality.      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Physical Sciences      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Enhanced Flood Response &       |                                   |
| Emergency Preparedness**          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Earth System Research     |                                   |
| Laboratory (ESRL) is working with |                                   |
| the California Department of      |                                   |
| Water Resources (DWR) to bring    |                                   |
| 21st century observation and      |                                   |
| modeling capabilities to bear on  |                                   |
| the state's water resource and    |                                   |
| flood protection issues. Decision |                                   |
| support tools will be developed   |                                   |
| to integrate this new information |                                   |
| into flood forecasts. The         |                                   |
| underlying goal of the Enhanced   |                                   |
| Flood Response and Emergency      |                                   |
| Preparedness (EFREP) project --a  |                                   |
| joint project between DWR, NOAA,  |                                   |
| and the Scripps Institute for     |                                   |
| Oceanography-- is to improve      |                                   |
| precipitation forecasts,          |                                   |
| especially during extreme events. |                                   |
| EFREP also will serve as a model  |                                   |
| for other states to consider,     |                                   |
| particularly those that are       |                                   |
| impacted by hazardous weather and |                                   |
| where hydrologic disasters are a  |                                   |
| concern.                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Sea Grant College      |                                   |
| Program**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **California Sea Grant College    |                                   |
| System**                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA's National Sea Grant College |                                   |
| Program is a federal-university   |                                   |
| partnership that integrates       |                                   |
| research, education, and outreach |                                   |
| (extension and communications).   |                                   |
| The California Sea Grant College  |                                   |
| Program, based at the University  |                                   |
| of California\'s Scripps          |                                   |
| Institution of Oceanography in La |                                   |
| Jolla, annually funds 60          |                                   |
| concurrent research projects,     |                                   |
| which are peer-reviewed and       |                                   |
| competitively selected to address |                                   |
| a wide range of problems and      |                                   |
| opportunities. The program        |                                   |
| supports an additional 25         |                                   |
| outreach and applied research     |                                   |
| projects through its Extension    |                                   |
| Specialists and Marine Advisors.  |                                   |
| Current projects focus on healthy |                                   |
| marine ecosystems, sustainable    |                                   |
| use of coastal and marine         |                                   |
| resources, sustainable coastal    |                                   |
| community development, fisheries  |                                   |
| and fisheries habitat, ballast    |                                   |
| water management, seafood safety  |                                   |
| and quality, coastal water        |                                   |
| quality, aquatic nuisance         |                                   |
| species, wetland and salmonid     |                                   |
| habitat restoration, aquaculture, |                                   |
| new technologies, oyster disease, |                                   |
| marine biotechnology, marine      |                                   |
| reserves, and education, training |                                   |
| and public information.           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [                                 |                                   |
| [http://www.csgc.ucsd.edu]{.under |                                   |
| line}](http://www.csgc.ucsd.edu/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Sea Grant College      |                                   |
| Program**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **University of Southern          |                                   |
| California Sea Grant 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 Southern California |                                   |
| Sea Grant College Program, based  |                                   |
| at the University of Southern     |                                   |
| California in Los Angeles,        |                                   |
| targets issues specific to the    |                                   |
| urban ocean and densely populated |                                   |
| areas of California, including    |                                   |
| beach contamination, human        |                                   |
| impacts on protected areas, ports |                                   |
| and harbors, and climate change.  |                                   |
| The Southern California Sea Grant |                                   |
| K-12 education programs increase  |                                   |
| science literacy among urban      |                                   |
| students, and encourage teachers  |                                   |
| to adopt science education        |                                   |
| curricula. Many California        |                                   |
| institutions receive research     |                                   |
| funding through the Sea Grant     |                                   |
| College Program, including the    |                                   |
| University of Southern            |                                   |
| California, California State      |                                   |
| University at Fullerton, and      |                                   |
| California State University at    |                                   |
| Long Beach.                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[h                               |                                   |
| ttp://www.usc.edu/org/seagrant/in |                                   |
| dex.html]{.underline}](http://www |                                   |
| .usc.edu/org/seagrant/index.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA- 1***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Arcata***                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Law Enforcement**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Field Office**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Office of Law Enforcement |                                   |
| is dedicated primarily to the     |                                   |
| enforcement of laws that protect  |                                   |
| and regulate our nation's living  |                                   |
| marine resources and their        |                                   |
| natural habitat. The Arcata field |                                   |
| office has two special agents who |                                   |
| investigate possible violations   |                                   |
| involving the commercial fishing  |                                   |
| fleet who operate in the Northern |                                   |
| California areas, including       |                                   |
| marine mammal and Endangered      |                                   |
| Species Act investigations. The   |                                   |
| Division is also responsible for  |                                   |
| the enforcement activities        |                                   |
| relating to four Fishery          |                                   |
| Management Plans, three           |                                   |
| International Management Plans    |                                   |
| and four National Marine          |                                   |
| Sanctuaries - the Gulf of         |                                   |
| Farallones, Cordell Bank,         |                                   |
| Monterey Bay and Channel Islands  |                                   |
| National Marine Sanctuaries.      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://ww                       |                                   |
| w.nmfs.noaa.gov/ole/sw_southwest. |                                   |
| html]{.underline}](http://www.nmf |                                   |
| s.noaa.gov/ole/sw_southwest.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Southwest Fisheries Science     |                                   |
| Center**                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Fisheries Ecology Division**    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Located at the Humboldt State     |                                   |
| University Marine Laboratory, the |                                   |
| Northern California Pacific Coast |                                   |
| Ocean Observing System            |                                   |
| Coordination Office is charged    |                                   |
| with leading and facilitating     |                                   |
| ocean observing activities and    |                                   |
| research on fisheries and         |                                   |
| oceanography off the North Coast  |                                   |
| of California, a historically     |                                   |
| understudied region of the        |                                   |
| California Current System. This   |                                   |
| collaborative effort between the  |                                   |
| Southwest Fisheries Science       |                                   |
| Center and Humboldt State         |                                   |
| University also provides          |                                   |
| opportunities for graduate        |                                   |
| student training and enhances     |                                   |
| educational programs directly     |                                   |
| linked to the NMFS mission.       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://swfsc                    |                                   |
| .noaa.gov/fed.aspx/]{.underline}] |                                   |
| (http://swfsc.noaa.gov/fed.aspx/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Southwest Region**              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Arcata Area Office**            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Arcata Area Office oversees   |                                   |
| federal Endangered Species Act    |                                   |
| (ESA) programs for Salmon and     |                                   |
| steelhead in Humboldt, Del Norte, |                                   |
| Trinity and Siskiyou Counties in  |                                   |
| Northern California, including    |                                   |
| the Klamath Basin. Protected      |                                   |
| Resources staff in the Arcata     |                                   |
| Office assists staff from other   |                                   |
| federal and state agencies and    |                                   |
| the public on how to ensure       |                                   |
| projects, programs and land use   |                                   |
| activities are consistent with    |                                   |
| the requirements of the           |                                   |
| Endangered Species Act as well as |                                   |
| the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery      |                                   |
| Conservation and Management Act   |                                   |
| (Magnuson Act). Staff evaluates   |                                   |
| the effects of proposed actions   |                                   |
| on anadromous fishes listed as    |                                   |
| endangered or threatened under    |                                   |
| the Endangered Species Act,       |                                   |
| designated critical habitat of    |                                   |
| these species, and on essential   |                                   |
| fish habitat described under the  |                                   |
| Magnuson Act. The Arcata Area     |                                   |
| Office also develops Endangered   |                                   |
| Species Act recovery plans, and   |                                   |
| promotes conservation             |                                   |
| partnerships with various public  |                                   |
| and private entities. The office  |                                   |
| has been actively involved in the |                                   |
| Klamath Settlement Agreement,     |                                   |
| which portends to remove four     |                                   |
| dams and restore access to        |                                   |
| hundreds of miles of prime salmon |                                   |
| habitat.                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Eureka***                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Weather Service        |                                   |
| (NWS)**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Weather Forecast Office**       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Eureka WFO**                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Located in Eureka, this National  |                                   |
| Weather Service Weather Forecast  |                                   |
| Office provides weather and flood |                                   |
| warnings, daily forecasts and     |                                   |
| meteorologic and hydrologic data  |                                   |
| for northwestern California (Del  |                                   |
| Norte, Humboldt, Trinity, and     |                                   |
| Mendocino counties).              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.w                    |                                   |
| rh.noaa.gov/Eureka/]{.underline}] |                                   |
| (http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/Eureka/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Point Arena***                 |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Monitoring      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Monitoring the Surface          |                                   |
| Atmosphere - Cooperative Global   |                                   |
| Air Sampling Network**            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA's Earth System Research      |                                   |
| Laboratory (ESRL) operates a      |                                   |
| Cooperative Global Air Sampling   |                                   |
| Network to measure the            |                                   |
| distribution and trends of carbon |                                   |
| dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4),  |                                   |
| the two gases most responsible    |                                   |
| for human-caused climate change,  |                                   |
| as well as other greenhouse gases |                                   |
| and volatile organic compounds.   |                                   |
| Samples are collected weekly at   |                                   |
| fixed locations and on several    |                                   |
| commercial ships. The air samples |                                   |
| are delivered to the ESRL         |                                   |
| laboratory, located in Boulder,   |                                   |
| CO. The observed geographical     |                                   |
| patterns and small but persistent |                                   |
| spatial gradients are used to     |                                   |
| better understand the processes,  |                                   |
| both natural and human induced,   |                                   |
| that underlie the trends. Samples |                                   |
| have been collected from Point    |                                   |
| Arena, CA, since 1999. Employees  |                                   |
| of Point Arena Lighthouse         |                                   |
| Keepers, Inc., a non-profit       |                                   |
| organization that maintains and   |                                   |
| operates the lighthouse, collect  |                                   |
| the samples. The samples          |                                   |
| collected at Point Arena          |                                   |
| represent air that has been over  |                                   |
| the Pacific Ocean, upwind of      |                                   |
| North America, for days or weeks. |                                   |
| These measurements help determine |                                   |
| the magnitude of carbon sources   |                                   |
| and sinks in North America.       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.                     |                                   |
| esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/about/climate.h |                                   |
| tml]{.underline}](http://www.esrl |                                   |
| .noaa.gov/gmd/about/climate.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Trinidad***                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **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 -- Halocarbon          |                                   |
| Measurements**                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA's Earth System Research      |                                   |
| Laboratory (ESRL) operates a      |                                   |
| sampling network to measure the   |                                   |
| distribution and trends of the    |                                   |
| gases most responsible for        |                                   |
| human-caused depletion of the     |                                   |
| stratospheric ozone layer. Weekly |                                   |
| samples are collected in          |                                   |
| high-pressure flasks at fixed     |                                   |
| locations. The air sample flasks  |                                   |
| are delivered to the ESRL         |                                   |
| laboratory, located in Boulder,   |                                   |
| CO for analysis. Some locations   |                                   |
| conduct continuous surface        |                                   |
| measurements on site. 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.no              |                                   |
| aa.gov/gmd/hats/]{.underline}](ht |                                   |
| tp://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/hats/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **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**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Trinidad Head Observatory**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Trinidad Head Observatory is  |                                   |
| one of five baseline              |                                   |
| observatories supported by        |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Climate Observations and  |                                   |
| Analysis Program and operated by  |                                   |
| the NOAA's Office of Oceanic and  |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research, Earth       |                                   |
| System Research Laboratory,       |                                   |
| located in Boulder, CO. The       |                                   |
| observatories are part of a       |                                   |
| global network of observatories   |                                   |
| monitoring atmospheric            |                                   |
| constituents that cause climate   |                                   |
| change and depletion of the ozone |                                   |
| layer. The observatories are      |                                   |
| located in Barrow, Alaska; Mauna  |                                   |
| Loa, Hawaii; South Pole,          |                                   |
| Antarctica; Trinidad Head,        |                                   |
| California; and Cape Matatula,    |                                   |
| Island of Tutuila, American       |                                   |
| Samoa. The Trinidad Head          |                                   |
| Observatory was installed in 2001 |                                   |
| to monitor the air entering the   |                                   |
| west coast of the United States   |                                   |
| that is now being impacted by     |                                   |
| effluents of anthropogenic        |                                   |
| aerosols and gases from the       |                                   |
| burgeoning Asian economies. The   |                                   |
| observatory is operated in        |                                   |
| cooperation with Humboldt State   |                                   |
| University. Ozone is measured at  |                                   |
| the surface at Trinidad Head and  |                                   |
| in the total column above the     |                                   |
| observatory.                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.esrl.noaa.gov        |                                   |
| /gmd/obop/thd]{.underline}](http: |                                   |
| //www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/obop/thd) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA- 2***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Redding***                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Climate Reference Network**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Redding 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) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA- 5***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Sacramento***                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Law Enforcement**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Sacramento Field Office**       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Office of Law Enforcement |                                   |
| is dedicated primarily to the     |                                   |
| enforcement of laws that protect  |                                   |
| and regulate our nation's living  |                                   |
| marine resources and their        |                                   |
| natural habitat. NMFS' special    |                                   |
| agents and enforcement officers   |                                   |
| have specified authority to       |                                   |
| enforce over 37 statutes, as well |                                   |
| as numerous treaties related to   |                                   |
| the conservation and protection   |                                   |
| of marine resources and other     |                                   |
| matters of concern to NOAA.       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://ww                       |                                   |
| w.nmfs.noaa.gov/ole/sw_southwest. |                                   |
| html]{.underline}](http://www.nmf |                                   |
| s.noaa.gov/ole/sw_southwest.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Southwest Region**              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Sacramento Area Office**        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Sacramento Field Office is    |                                   |
| responsible for the               |                                   |
| administration of programs, laws  |                                   |
| and acts that promote and support |                                   |
| conservation, protection and      |                                   |
| recovery of salmonid resources in |                                   |
| Central California. The Office\'s |                                   |
| primary emphasis is on the        |                                   |
| administration of the Endangered  |                                   |
| Species Act, particularly on      |                                   |
| Section 4 (Recovery Planning),    |                                   |
| Section 7 (Consultations) and     |                                   |
| Section 10 (Habitat Conservation  |                                   |
| Plans, Scientific Research        |                                   |
| Permits). The Office provides     |                                   |
| technical assistance to state     |                                   |
| agencies, county and local        |                                   |
| government, and private           |                                   |
| landowners on issues ranging from |                                   |
| forestry to city/county land use  |                                   |
| practices and ordinances that     |                                   |
| affect salmonid habitat.          |                                   |
| Additionally, the Sacramento      |                                   |
| Office is heavily involved in     |                                   |
| Sacramento Delta water issues.    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/s      |                                   |
| ac/index.htm]{.underline}](http:/ |                                   |
| /swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/sac/index.htm) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Geodetic Survey**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Geodetic Advisor**              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The NGS State Geodetic Advisor    |                                   |
| Program is a cost-sharing program |                                   |
| that provides a liaison between   |                                   |
| NOAA and the host state, usually  |                                   |
| with a jointly funded NOAA        |                                   |
| employee residing in the state to |                                   |
| guide and assist the state\'s     |                                   |
| geodetic and surveying programs.  |                                   |
| In California, the State Geodetic |                                   |
| Advisor is hosted by the          |                                   |
| California Department of          |                                   |
| Transportation (Caltrans, and     |                                   |
| provides geodetic information     |                                   |
| regarding NOAA data and services, |                                   |
| responding to inquiries from      |                                   |
| governmental agencies and those   |                                   |
| in private practice.              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.ngs.noaa.g           |                                   |
| ov/ADVISORS/AdvisorsIndex.shtml]{ |                                   |
| .underline}](http://www.ngs.noaa. |                                   |
| gov/ADVISORS/AdvisorsIndex.shtml) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **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 Sacramento       |                                   |
| 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 California, 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/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Weather Service        |                                   |
| (NWS)**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Weather Forecast Office**       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **California-Nevada River         |                                   |
| Forecast Center**                 |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Located in Sacramento, this       |                                   |
| National Weather Service Weather  |                                   |
| Forecast office provides weather  |                                   |
| and flood warnings, daily         |                                   |
| forecasts and meteorologic and    |                                   |
| hydrologic data for most of       |                                   |
| interior northern California.     |                                   |
| This area extends roughly from    |                                   |
| Shasta Dam to Modesto and from    |                                   |
| the crest of the coastal          |                                   |
| mountains to the crest of the     |                                   |
| Sierra Nevada mountains. The      |                                   |
| collocated California-Nevada      |                                   |
| River Forecast Center provides    |                                   |
| operational hydrologic services   |                                   |
| for California, most of Nevada    |                                   |
| and a portion of southern Oregon. |                                   |
| Operational products generated by |                                   |
| the River Forecast Center include |                                   |
| flood, general river,             |                                   |
| recreational, navigation, and     |                                   |
| reservoir inflow forecasts; water |                                   |
| supply and spring flood outlooks; |                                   |
| and various types of flash flood  |                                   |
| guidance.                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.wrh.noa              |                                   |
| a.gov/Sacramento]{.underline}](ht |                                   |
| tp://www.wrh.noaa.gov/Sacramento) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Systems         |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Hydrometeorological Testbed**   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Hydrometeorological       |                                   |
| Testbed (HMT) is a demonstration  |                                   |
| program that focuses the use of   |                                   |
| advanced observational and        |                                   |
| modeling tools on quantitative    |                                   |
| precipitation estimation (QPE)    |                                   |
| and quantitative precipitation    |                                   |
| forecasting (QPF) for the purpose |                                   |
| of improving hydrologic forecasts |                                   |
| and warnings. The testbed         |                                   |
| approach will accelerate          |                                   |
| transitions from the research and |                                   |
| development community to          |                                   |
| operations, as described in       |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Strategic Plan and        |                                   |
| recommended by the NOAA Hydrology |                                   |
| Team\'s Science and Technology    |                                   |
| Infusion Plan (STIP) and the U.S. |                                   |
| Weather Research Program (USWRP). |                                   |
| Project management resides in     |                                   |
| Boulder, CO. Field                |                                   |
| instrumentation, system and       |                                   |
| forecast product development is   |                                   |
| currently focused on the American |                                   |
| River Basin in California in an   |                                   |
| effort to better protect one of   |                                   |
| the most flood vulnerable cities  |                                   |
| in the U.S. -- Sacramento. Other  |                                   |
| areas of California are part of   |                                   |
| the project, and additional       |                                   |
| Testbeds are being developed in   |                                   |
| the Midwest and the Southeastern  |                                   |
| seaboard.                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://hmt.noaa.gov/]{.         |                                   |
| underline}](http://hmt.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Physical Sciences      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **CalWater: Energy, Water, and    |                                   |
| Regional Climate**                |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Earth System Research     |                                   |
| Laboratory (ESRL) is planning a   |                                   |
| joint experiment between NOAA,    |                                   |
| the California Energy Commission, |                                   |
| and Scripps Institute of          |                                   |
| Oceanography to study the         |                                   |
| interactions between air quality  |                                   |
| and the hydrologic cycle in a     |                                   |
| changing climate. This experiment |                                   |
| will address how aerosols from    |                                   |
| regional and trans-Pacific        |                                   |
| pollution influence water supply  |                                   |
| and snowpack in California. The   |                                   |
| interaction of increased regional |                                   |
| and transported pollution and     |                                   |
| global warming trends will have   |                                   |
| an unknown affect on              |                                   |
| California\'s water supplies.     |                                   |
| California is interested in       |                                   |
| finding the most effective way to |                                   |
| simultaneously reduce emissions   |                                   |
| of greenhouse gases, aerosols,    |                                   |
| other air pollutants and their    |                                   |
| precursors while maximizing the   |                                   |
| benefits for air quality, water   |                                   |
| resources, and climate change.    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Physical Sciences      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Hydrometeorological Testbed**   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Hydrometeorological       |                                   |
| Testbed (HMT) is a national       |                                   |
| program that implements regional  |                                   |
| demonstrations focused on the use |                                   |
| of advanced observational &       |                                   |
| modeling tools for the purpose of |                                   |
| improving hydrologic forecasts    |                                   |
| and warnings. The major           |                                   |
| activities of the HMT are         |                                   |
| quantitative precipitation        |                                   |
| estimation (QPE) & forecasting    |                                   |
| (QPF), snow information,          |                                   |
| hydrologic applications, decision |                                   |
| support systems and verification. |                                   |
| The testbed approach will         |                                   |
| accelerate transitions from the   |                                   |
| research and development          |                                   |
| community to operations, as       |                                   |
| described in NOAA\'s Strategic    |                                   |
| Plan and recommended by the NOAA  |                                   |
| Hydrology Team\'s Science and     |                                   |
| Technology Infusion Plan (STIP) & |                                   |
| the U.S. Weather Research Program |                                   |
| (USWRP). Project management       |                                   |
| resides in Boulder, CO. Research  |                                   |
| and development efforts are       |                                   |
| underway in Boulder, CO and       |                                   |
| Norman OK as well as with other   |                                   |
| NOAA and non-NOAA partners. Field |                                   |
| instrumentation, system and       |                                   |
| forecast product development is   |                                   |
| currently focused on the American |                                   |
| River Basin in California in an   |                                   |
| effort to better protect one of   |                                   |
| the most flood vulnerable cities  |                                   |
| in the U.S. - Sacramento. Other   |                                   |
| areas of CA are part of the       |                                   |
| project, as well as a site to     |                                   |
| study the hydrologic forcing of   |                                   |
| flash flooding in southern        |                                   |
| Arizona. Active planning for a    |                                   |
| testbed located in North Carolina |                                   |
| has begun with a tentative start  |                                   |
| date of HMT-SE in 2010. Long-term |                                   |
| planning includes additional      |                                   |
| testbeds in other regions.        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://hmt.noaa.gov/]{.         |                                   |
| underline}](http://hmt.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Physical Sciences      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **West Coast Storm Center**       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The NOAA Earth System Research    |                                   |
| Laboratory (ESRL) and NOAA        |                                   |
| Hydrometeorological Testbed (HMT) |                                   |
| program are leading an effort in  |                                   |
| California to develop a NOAA-led  |                                   |
| capability addressing the issue   |                                   |
| of strong West Coast winter       |                                   |
| storms that is similar to         |                                   |
| programs aimed at hurricanes or   |                                   |
| severe storms/tornadoes elsewhere |                                   |
| in the Nation. West Coast storms  |                                   |
| can be as intense as hurricanes   |                                   |
| in terms of wind speed and        |                                   |
| precipitation, can cause          |                                   |
| extensive damage and flooding,    |                                   |
| and yet are also the key to the   |                                   |
| creation of most of the water     |                                   |
| supply needed during the long     |                                   |
| summer dry season. NOAA will      |                                   |
| collaborate with other federal    |                                   |
| and non-federal agencies using    |                                   |
| new models, data,                 |                                   |
| instrumentation, and water        |                                   |
| science, in order to provide      |                                   |
| better forecasts, improve water   |                                   |
| resource management, and mitigate |                                   |
| risks for the strongest West      |                                   |
| Coast winter storms.              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA- 6***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Olema***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of National Marine       |                                   |
| Sanctuaries**                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Cordell Bank National Marine    |                                   |
| Sanctuary**                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Rising 36 kilometers west of      |                                   |
| Point Reyes is Cordell Bank, the  |                                   |
| northernmost seamount on the      |                                   |
| Pacific coast\'s continental      |                                   |
| shelf. Cordell Bank\'s            |                                   |
| combination of oceanic currents   |                                   |
| and undersea topography provides  |                                   |
| for a highly productive marine    |                                   |
| environment. This environment has |                                   |
| attracted a unique association of |                                   |
| subtidal and oceanic species,     |                                   |
| including an exceptional          |                                   |
| assortment of algae, sponges and  |                                   |
| anemones, fishes, sea birds and   |                                   |
| marine mammals; many of these     |                                   |
| marine mammals are endangered or  |                                   |
| threatened species and include    |                                   |
| right, blue, fin, sei, humpback   |                                   |
| and sperm whales, Steller sea     |                                   |
| lions, and green, leatherback,    |                                   |
| Olive Ridley, and loggerhead sea  |                                   |
| turtles. Because of Cordell       |                                   |
| Bank\'s biological and            |                                   |
| bathymetric diversity, the        |                                   |
| sanctuary is a paradise for       |                                   |
| fishermen and advanced divers.    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http:/                          |                                   |
| /cordellbank.noaa.gov/]{.underlin |                                   |
| e}](http://cordellbank.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Santa Rosa***                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Law Enforcement**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Field Office**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Office of Law Enforcement |                                   |
| is dedicated primarily to the     |                                   |
| enforcement of laws that protect  |                                   |
| and regulate our nation's living  |                                   |
| marine resources and their        |                                   |
| natural habitat. Office of Law    |                                   |
| Enforcement special agents and    |                                   |
| enforcement officers have         |                                   |
| specified authority to enforce    |                                   |
| over 37 statutes, as well as      |                                   |
| numerous treaties related to the  |                                   |
| conservation and protection of    |                                   |
| marine resources and other        |                                   |
| matters of concern to NOAA. The   |                                   |
| Santa Rosa field office houses    |                                   |
| six personnel, one field          |                                   |
| supervisor, three agents and two  |                                   |
| enforcement technicians.          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://ww                       |                                   |
| w.nmfs.noaa.gov/ole/sw_southwest. |                                   |
| html]{.underline}](http://www.nmf |                                   |
| s.noaa.gov/ole/sw_southwest.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Southwest Region**              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Santa Rosa Area Office**        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Located in Santa Rosa, CA, the    |                                   |
| Protected Resources Division,     |                                   |
| Santa Rosa Field Office is        |                                   |
| responsible for the               |                                   |
| administration of programs, laws  |                                   |
| and acts that promote and support |                                   |
| conservation, protection and      |                                   |
| recovery of salmonid resources in |                                   |
| Central California. The Office\'s |                                   |
| primary emphasis is on the        |                                   |
| administration of the *Endangered |                                   |
| Species Act*, particularly on     |                                   |
| Section 4 (Recovery Planning),    |                                   |
| Section 7 (Consultations) and     |                                   |
| Section 10 (Habitat Conservation  |                                   |
| Plans, Scientific Research        |                                   |
| Permits). The Office provides     |                                   |
| technical assistance to state     |                                   |
| agencies, county and local        |                                   |
| government, and private           |                                   |
| landowners on issues ranging from |                                   |
| forestry to city/county land use  |                                   |
| practices and ordinances that     |                                   |
| affect salmonid habitat.          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The majority of the Southwest     |                                   |
| Region\'s Habitat Conservation    |                                   |
| Division is housed in Santa Rosa. |                                   |
| The Area Office also works with   |                                   |
| energy companies, conservation    |                                   |
| groups and federal and state      |                                   |
| agencies to implement the Feather |                                   |
| River Habitat Expansion           |                                   |
| Agreement, which was created to   |                                   |
| resolve blockages to migratory    |                                   |
| fish passage at several           |                                   |
| hydropower dams on the Feather    |                                   |
| River.                            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://swr.nmf                  |                                   |
| s.noaa.gov/sro.htm]{.underline}]( |                                   |
| http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/sro.htm) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA- 6, 8***                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Bodega Bay, Pt. Reyes, San     |                                   |
| Francisco***                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of National Marine       |                                   |
| Sanctuaries**                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Gulf of Farallones National     |                                   |
| Marine Sanctuary**                |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Gulf of the Farallones        |                                   |
| National Marine Sanctuary         |                                   |
| protects an area of 948 square    |                                   |
| nautical miles (1,255 square      |                                   |
| miles) off the northern and       |                                   |
| central California coast. Located |                                   |
| just a few miles from San         |                                   |
| Francisco, the waters within the  |                                   |
| Gulf of the Farallones National   |                                   |
| Marine Sanctuary are part of a    |                                   |
| nationally significant marine     |                                   |
| ecosystem. Encompassing a         |                                   |
| diversity of highly productive    |                                   |
| marine habitats, the Sanctuary    |                                   |
| supports an abundance of species. |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http                            |                                   |
| ://farallones.noaa.gov/]{.underli |                                   |
| ne}](http://farallones.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Climate Reference Network**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Bodega Bay 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} |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA- 6, 10***                   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***San Francisco, San Rafael,     |                                   |
| Suisun***                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Ocean and Coastal     |                                   |
| Resource Management**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **San Francisco Bay National      |                                   |
| Estuarine Research Reserve**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| San Francisco Bay National        |                                   |
| Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) |                                   |
| is a partnership among NOAA, San  |                                   |
| Francisco State University,       |                                   |
| California State Parks, and the   |                                   |
| Solano Land Trust. The Reserve    |                                   |
| Headquarters are located at the   |                                   |
| Romberg Tiburon Center and        |                                   |
| comprised of two of the most      |                                   |
| pristine wetlands that remain in  |                                   |
| the San Francisco Bay estuary.    |                                   |
| The 3,710 acres composing the     |                                   |
| reserve are located at two sites, |                                   |
| China Camp State Park and Suisun  |                                   |
| Marsh. Designated in 2003, the    |                                   |
| San Francisco Bay NERR promotes   |                                   |
| scientific research, education,   |                                   |
| and stewardship of these          |                                   |
| remaining wetlands to better      |                                   |
| manage and successfully restore   |                                   |
| these important areas of the San  |                                   |
| Francisco Bay Estuary.            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [http://www.nerrs.noaa.gov/SanFr  |                                   |
| ancisco/welcome.html]{.underline} |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA- 7***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Vallejo***                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Seafood Inspection     |                                   |
| Program**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Northern California Inspection  |                                   |
| Service**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The National Seafood Inspection   |                                   |
| Program conducts a voluntary      |                                   |
| inspection program for fishery    |                                   |
| products on a fee-for-service     |                                   |
| basis. The office offers a wide   |                                   |
| range of services to the area\'s  |                                   |
| fishermen and fish processors     |                                   |
| including process and product     |                                   |
| inspection, product grading, lot  |                                   |
| inspection, laboratory analysis,  |                                   |
| and training. All edible          |                                   |
| foodstuffs, ranging from whole    |                                   |
| fish to formulated products, as   |                                   |
| well as fishmeal used for animal  |                                   |
| foods, are eligible for           |                                   |
| inspection and certification.     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://s                        |                                   |
| eafood.nmfs.noaa.gov/]{.underline |                                   |
| }](http://seafood.nmfs.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA- 7 through 13***            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***San Francisco Bay Area***      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Center for Operational          |                                   |
| Oceanographic Products and        |                                   |
| Services**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **San Francisco Bay PORTS®**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| A Physical Oceanographic          |                                   |
| Real-Time System (PORTS) is       |                                   |
| operated cooperatively with the   |                                   |
| local maritime community in       |                                   |
| greater San Francisco Bay at      |                                   |
| which real-time data are          |                                   |
| quality-controlled and            |                                   |
| disseminated to local users for   |                                   |
| safe and efficient navigation.    |                                   |
| Real-time data are available for  |                                   |
| water levels from five stations,  |                                   |
| meteorological data from six      |                                   |
| stations, and current data from   |                                   |
| three stations.                   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://tidesa                   |                                   |
| ndcurrents.noaa.gov]{.underline}] |                                   |
| (http://www.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Response and          |                                   |
| Restoration**                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Regional Coordinator**          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Office of Response and        |                                   |
| Restoration provides strategic    |                                   |
| environmental assessment in San   |                                   |
| Francisco Bay to help ensure that |                                   |
| the Bay\'s marine-based economic  |                                   |
| activities can continue to expand |                                   |
| while its invaluable ecological   |                                   |
| resources are protected and       |                                   |
| managed wisely for future         |                                   |
| generations. The goal of this     |                                   |
| project is to help support        |                                   |
| navigation and coastal resource   |                                   |
| management and protection         |                                   |
| activities in the Bay in three    |                                   |
| ways. First, provide the marine   |                                   |
| transportation community with     |                                   |
| real-time, accurate, and detailed |                                   |
| tide and water level information  |                                   |
| for planning and controlling      |                                   |
| vessel transits. Second, create a |                                   |
| common geo-spatial framework for  |                                   |
| Bay management agencies. Third,   |                                   |
| provide data and models to        |                                   |
| researchers to promote in-depth   |                                   |
| investigations of fundamental Bay |                                   |
| ecosystem processes and support   |                                   |
| restoration efforts.              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://response.restorat        |                                   |
| ion.noaa.gov/]{.underline}](http: |                                   |
| //response.restoration.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA- 8***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***San Francisco***               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Law Enforcement**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Field Office**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Office of Law Enforcement |                                   |
| is dedicated primarily to the     |                                   |
| enforcement of laws that protect  |                                   |
| and regulate our nation's living  |                                   |
| marine resources and their        |                                   |
| natural habitat. Office of Law    |                                   |
| Enforcement special agents and    |                                   |
| enforcement officers have         |                                   |
| specified authority to enforce    |                                   |
| over 37 statutes, as well as      |                                   |
| numerous treaties related to the  |                                   |
| conservation and protection of    |                                   |
| marine resources and other        |                                   |
| matters of concern to NOAA. With  |                                   |
| the recent formation of the       |                                   |
| Pacific Island Division, the      |                                   |
| Southwest Division has the        |                                   |
| opportunity to focus solely on    |                                   |
| California issues. Nearly 1,340   |                                   |
| miles of coastline, over 263,000  |                                   |
| square miles of open-ocean and    |                                   |
| 30,000 miles of rivers and        |                                   |
| streams are located within the    |                                   |
| Southwest Division. The Division  |                                   |
| is also responsible for the       |                                   |
| enforcement activities relating   |                                   |
| to four Fishery Management Plans, |                                   |
| three International Management    |                                   |
| Plans, seven National Marine      |                                   |
| Sanctuaries, the South Pacific    |                                   |
| Tuna Treaty; and the Gulf of      |                                   |
| Farallones, Cordell Bank,         |                                   |
| Monterey Bay and Channel Islands  |                                   |
| National Marine Sanctuaries.      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://ww                       |                                   |
| w.nmfs.noaa.gov/ole/sw_southwest. |                                   |
| html]{.underline}](http://www.nmf |                                   |
| s.noaa.gov/ole/sw_southwest.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Ocean and Coastal     |                                   |
| Resource Management**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **California Coastal Management   |                                   |
| Program**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The California Coastal Program is |                                   |
| administered by the California    |                                   |
| Coastal Commission (manages       |                                   |
| development along the California  |                                   |
| coast except for San Francisco    |                                   |
| Bay), and the San Francisco Bay   |                                   |
| Conservation and Development      |                                   |
| Commission. A third agency, the   |                                   |
| California Coastal Conservancy,   |                                   |
| purchases, protects, restores,    |                                   |
| and enhances coastal resources,   |                                   |
| and provides access to the shore. |                                   |
| The California coastal zone       |                                   |
| generally extends 1,000 yards     |                                   |
| inland from the mean high tide    |                                   |
| line. In significant coastal      |                                   |
| estuarine habitat and             |                                   |
| recreational areas it extends     |                                   |
| inland to the first major         |                                   |
| ridgeline or five miles from the  |                                   |
| mean high tide line, whichever is |                                   |
| less. In developed urban areas,   |                                   |
| the boundary is generally less    |                                   |
| than 1,000 yards. The Coastal     |                                   |
| Program uses a variety of         |                                   |
| planning, permitting, and         |                                   |
| non-regulatory mechanisms to      |                                   |
| manage its coastal resources.     |                                   |
| Both the California Coastal       |                                   |
| Commission and the San Francisco  |                                   |
| Bay Conservation and Development  |                                   |
| Commission implement well         |                                   |
| established permitting and        |                                   |
| planning programs. The Coastal    |                                   |
| Commission\'s activities range    |                                   |
| from helping local communities    |                                   |
| develop local coastal plans that  |                                   |
| address water quality, cumulative |                                   |
| and secondary impacts, coastal    |                                   |
| habitat, and other issues to      |                                   |
| developing regional public access |                                   |
| guides. The San Francisco Bay     |                                   |
| Conservation and Development      |                                   |
| Commission (BCDC) is currently    |                                   |
| identifying the risks associated  |                                   |
| with climate change over the next |                                   |
| 100 years and developing          |                                   |
| strategies for adapting to a      |                                   |
| changing climate. BCDC is also is |                                   |
| a partner in the effort to        |                                   |
| restore over 15,000 acres of      |                                   |
| former salt ponds in the South    |                                   |
| Bay. The Conservancy focuses on   |                                   |
| restoration, land acquisition,    |                                   |
| and public access projects.       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://coastalm                 |                                   |
| anagement.noaa.gov/mystate/ca.htm |                                   |
| l]{.underline}](http://coastalman |                                   |
| agement.noaa.gov/mystate/ca.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **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     |                                   |
| (Comprehensive Environmental      |                                   |
| Response, Compensation and        |                                   |
| Liability Act) 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 RRCs based in Sacramento and  |                                   |
| San Francisco respond to local    |                                   |
| technical requirements by         |                                   |
| identifying risks to natural      |                                   |
| resources, recommending           |                                   |
| protective remedial measures, and |                                   |
| designing projects to restore     |                                   |
| injured resources and habitats in |                                   |
| cooperation with U.S. EPA         |                                   |
| Superfund program managers, the   |                                   |
| State of California, 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/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Response and          |                                   |
| Restoration**                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Regional Resource Coordinator** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Regional Resource Coordinator |                                   |
| (RRC) based in San Francisco is   |                                   |
| responsible for determining and   |                                   |
| quantifying injuries to natural   |                                   |
| resources through identification  |                                   |
| of a hazardous materials release, |                                   |
| determination of a pathway,       |                                   |
| definition of the injury, and     |                                   |
| demonstration of causal           |                                   |
| mechanisms. RRCs document the     |                                   |
| severity, geographic extent, and  |                                   |
| likely duration of the injury.    |                                   |
| Potential causes are evaluated    |                                   |
| according to the significance of  |                                   |
| injury, casual link to the        |                                   |
| potentially responsible party,    |                                   |
| cost effectiveness, statue of     |                                   |
| limitation, liability of the      |                                   |
| responsible party, litigation     |                                   |
| risks, geographic location, and   |                                   |
| restoration potential. RRCs also  |                                   |
| provide timely response to an oil |                                   |
| or chemical spill to collect      |                                   |
| information, samples, and         |                                   |
| evidence that are time dependant  |                                   |
| and critical to support natural   |                                   |
| resource damage assessments.      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://response.restorat        |                                   |
| ion.noaa.gov/]{.underline}](http: |                                   |
| //response.restoration.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA-10***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Livermore***                   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Geophysical Fluid Dynamics      |                                   |
| Laboratory**                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Program for Climate Model       |                                   |
| Diagnosis and Intercomparison     |                                   |
| (PCMDI)**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Geophysical Fluid Dynamics    |                                   |
| Laboratory (GFDL) is involved in  |                                   |
| the archiving of its climate      |                                   |
| model data at the Lawrence        |                                   |
| Livermore National Laboratory,    |                                   |
| located in Livermore, CA. Model   |                                   |
| data is archived for the purpose  |                                   |
| of intercomparison of climate     |                                   |
| model data obtained from other    |                                   |
| national and international        |                                   |
| climate modeling institutions     |                                   |
| around the world. Archived data   |                                   |
| will also be used in the next     |                                   |
| Intergovernmental Panel on        |                                   |
| Climate Change report.            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Walnut Grove***                |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Monitoring      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Monitoring the Atmosphere --    |                                   |
| Tall Tower Carbon Measurements**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Earth System Research     |                                   |
| Laboratory (ESRL) operates trace  |                                   |
| gas monitoring sites at tall      |                                   |
| television transmitter towers in  |                                   |
| six states, including California. |                                   |
| The sites were established to     |                                   |
| extend ESRL\'s monitoring network |                                   |
| into the interior of North        |                                   |
| America in order to provide data  |                                   |
| to aid estimation of the net      |                                   |
| carbon balance of the continent.  |                                   |
| Variations of trace gases,        |                                   |
| especially carbon dioxide, are    |                                   |
| largest near the ground, so we    |                                   |
| utilize existing tall (\> 400     |                                   |
| meter) transmitter towers as      |                                   |
| platforms for in situ and flask   |                                   |
| sampling for atmospheric trace    |                                   |
| gases.                            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [                                 |                                   |
| [http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccg |                                   |
| g/towers/]{.underline}](http://ww |                                   |
| w.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/towers/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Monitoring      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Monitoring the Surface          |                                   |
| Atmosphere - Cooperative Global   |                                   |
| Air Sampling Network**            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA's Earth System Research      |                                   |
| Laboratory (ESRL) operates a      |                                   |
| Cooperative Global Air Sampling   |                                   |
| Network to measure the            |                                   |
| distribution and trends of carbon |                                   |
| dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4),  |                                   |
| the two gases most responsible    |                                   |
| for human-caused climate change,  |                                   |
| as well as other greenhouse gases |                                   |
| and volatile organic compounds.   |                                   |
| Samples are collected weekly at   |                                   |
| fixed locations and on several    |                                   |
| commercial ships. The air samples |                                   |
| are delivered to the ESRL         |                                   |
| laboratory, located in Boulder,   |                                   |
| CO. The observed geographical     |                                   |
| patterns and small but persistent |                                   |
| spatial gradients are used to     |                                   |
| better understand the processes,  |                                   |
| both natural and human induced,   |                                   |
| that underlie the trends. The     |                                   |
| samples collected at Walnut Grove |                                   |
| represent air that has been over  |                                   |
| the Pacific Ocean, upwind of      |                                   |
| North America, for days or weeks. |                                   |
| These measurements help determine |                                   |
| the magnitude of carbon sources   |                                   |
| and sinks in North America.       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[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 -- Halocarbon          |                                   |
| Measurements**                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA's Earth System Research      |                                   |
| Laboratory (ESRL) operates a      |                                   |
| sampling network to measure the   |                                   |
| distribution and trends of the    |                                   |
| gases most responsible for        |                                   |
| human-caused depletion of the     |                                   |
| stratospheric ozone layer. Weekly |                                   |
| samples are collected in          |                                   |
| high-pressure flasks at fixed     |                                   |
| locations. The air sample flasks  |                                   |
| are delivered to the ESRL         |                                   |
| laboratory, located in Boulder,   |                                   |
| CO for analysis. Some locations   |                                   |
| conduct continuous surface        |                                   |
| measurements on site. 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.no              |                                   |
| aa.gov/gmd/hats/]{.underline}](ht |                                   |
| tp://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/hats/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA-13***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Alameda***                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Response and          |                                   |
| Restoration**                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Scientific Support              |                                   |
| Coordinator**                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Emergency Response        |                                   |
| Division (ERD) strives to reduce  |                                   |
| risks to coastal habitats and     |                                   |
| resources from oil and hazardous  |                                   |
| chemical spills. ERD\'s           |                                   |
| multi-disciplinary Scientific     |                                   |
| Support Team has decades of       |                                   |
| experience in responding to oil   |                                   |
| spill emergencies. Led by its     |                                   |
| nine regionally based Scientific  |                                   |
| Support Coordinators (SSCs),      |                                   |
| ERD\'s response to spill          |                                   |
| emergencies has gained a          |                                   |
| reputation for rapid, well        |                                   |
| thought out, yet cost effective   |                                   |
| environmental protection          |                                   |
| decisions. The SSC based in       |                                   |
| Alameda works directly with U.S.  |                                   |
| Coast Guard spill response teams  |                                   |
| by providing critical scientific  |                                   |
| support to the federal On-Scene   |                                   |
| Coordinator (OSC) during spills   |                                   |
| of oil or hazardous materials.    |                                   |
| SSCs use oil spill trajectory     |                                   |
| estimates, chemical hazards       |                                   |
| analyses, and assessments of the  |                                   |
| sensitivity of biological and     |                                   |
| human-use resources to help the   |                                   |
| OSC make timely operational       |                                   |
| decisions. SSCs provide guidance, |                                   |
| experience, and resources to      |                                   |
| develop spill preparedness plans  |                                   |
| that help identify the spill      |                                   |
| response action with the greatest |                                   |
| environmental benefit.            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://response.restorat        |                                   |
| ion.noaa.gov/]{.underline}](http: |                                   |
| //response.restoration.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Fremont***                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Weather Service        |                                   |
| (NWS)**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Central Weather Service Unit**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Fremont ARTCC**                 |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Housed in the Federal Aviation    |                                   |
| Administration\'s Fremont Air     |                                   |
| Traffic Control Center (ARTCC),   |                                   |
| the Central Weather Service Unit  |                                   |
| (CWSU) Fremont staff provides     |                                   |
| forecasts and other weather data  |                                   |
| for most of northern California   |                                   |
| and western Nevada. This is an    |                                   |
| integral part of the Air Route    |                                   |
| Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)    |                                   |
| operation and is tasked with      |                                   |
| providing meteorological          |                                   |
| consultation and forecasts to     |                                   |
| traffic managers and planners in  |                                   |
| an effort to ensure safe and      |                                   |
| efficient flow of air traffic     |                                   |
| through the National Airspace     |                                   |
| System (NAS).                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http                            |                                   |
| ://aviationweather.gov/]{.underli |                                   |
| ne}](http://aviationweather.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Oakland***                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Weather Service        |                                   |
| (NWS)**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Center Weather Service Unit**   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Oakland ARTCCC**                |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Housed in the Federal Aviation    |                                   |
| Administration\'s Oakland Air     |                                   |
| Traffic Control Center (ARTCC),   |                                   |
| the Center Weather Service Unit   |                                   |
| (CWSU) Oakland staff provides     |                                   |
| forecasts and other weather       |                                   |
| information to ARTCC personnel    |                                   |
| for use in directing the safe,    |                                   |
| smooth flow of aviation traffic   |                                   |
| in most of northern California    |                                   |
| and western Nevada.               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http                            |                                   |
| ://www.wrh.noaa.gov/zoa]{.underli |                                   |
| ne}](http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/zoa) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA--15***                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***San Jose, La Jolla,            |                                   |
| Berkeley***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Systems         |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Science On a Sphere®**          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Science On a Sphere (SOS) is a    |                                   |
| room-sized global display system  |                                   |
| that uses computers and video     |                                   |
| projectors to display planetary   |                                   |
| data onto a six-foot diameter     |                                   |
| sphere, analogous to a giant      |                                   |
| animated globe. Researchers at    |                                   |
| NOAA developed Science On a       |                                   |
| Sphere® as an educational tool to |                                   |
| help illustrate Earth System      |                                   |
| science to people of all ages.    |                                   |
| Animated images of atmospheric    |                                   |
| storms, climate change, and ocean |                                   |
| temperature can be shown on the   |                                   |
| sphere, which is used to explain  |                                   |
| what are sometimes complex        |                                   |
| environmental processes, in a way |                                   |
| that is simultaneously intuitive  |                                   |
| and captivating.                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.sos.noaa.gov/]{.unde |                                   |
| rline}](http://www.sos.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA-17***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Carmel***                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Southwest Fisheries Science     |                                   |
| Center**                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Granite Canyon Marine           |                                   |
| Laboratory**                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Located at Granite Canyon, 8      |                                   |
| miles south of Carmel,            |                                   |
| California, along the Big Sur     |                                   |
| coast, the Granite Canyon Marine  |                                   |
| Laboratory has been the site of   |                                   |
| NMFS' shore-based counts of       |                                   |
| southbound migrating gray whales  |                                   |
| since 1967. The facility was used |                                   |
| for shellfish mariculture for     |                                   |
| many years by the California      |                                   |
| Department of Fish and Game and   |                                   |
| is of renewed interest by         |                                   |
| Southwest Fisheries Science       |                                   |
| Center Abalone Research Program,  |                                   |
| which is responsible for          |                                   |
| monitoring the endangered white   |                                   |
| abalone and other abalone of      |                                   |
| concern. The University of        |                                   |
| California-Davis's Marine         |                                   |
| Pollution Studies Laboratory is   |                                   |
| located at the site.              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http:/                          |                                   |
| /www.envtox.ucdavis.edu/GraniteCa |                                   |
| nyon/GraniteCanyon.htm]{.underlin |                                   |
| e}](http://www.envtox.ucdavis.edu |                                   |
| /GraniteCanyon/GraniteCanyon.htm) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Monterey***                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Law Enforcement**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Field Office**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Office of Law Enforcement |                                   |
| is dedicated primarily to the     |                                   |
| enforcement of laws that protect  |                                   |
| and regulate our nation's living  |                                   |
| marine resources and their        |                                   |
| natural habitat. The Monterey     |                                   |
| office houses a field supervisor, |                                   |
| an agent and uniform enforcement  |                                   |
| officer and who investigate       |                                   |
| possible violations occurring     |                                   |
| within the boundaries of the      |                                   |
| Monterey Bay National Marine      |                                   |
| Sanctuary. The office is located  |                                   |
| within the United States Coast    |                                   |
| Guard office where joint surface  |                                   |
| and aerial patrols are scheduled  |                                   |
| in an effort to monitor           |                                   |
| activities occurring around the   |                                   |
| MBNMS area. The Division is also  |                                   |
| responsible for the enforcement   |                                   |
| activities relating to four       |                                   |
| Fishery Management Plans and      |                                   |
| three International Management    |                                   |
| Plans.                            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://ww                       |                                   |
| w.nmfs.noaa.gov/ole/sw_southwest. |                                   |
| html]{.underline}](http://www.nmf |                                   |
| s.noaa.gov/ole/sw_southwest.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of National Marine       |                                   |
| Sanctuaries**                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Monterey Bay National Marine    |                                   |
| Sanctuary**                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Monterey Bay National Marine      |                                   |
| Sanctuary is located south of San |                                   |
| Francisco along the north central |                                   |
| California coast. A remarkable    |                                   |
| diversity of marine habitats      |                                   |
| found nowhere else in North       |                                   |
| America is within the boundaries  |                                   |
| of the sanctuary and include      |                                   |
| rugged rocky shores, sandy        |                                   |
| beaches, lush kelp forests, and   |                                   |
| most significantly, some of the   |                                   |
| deepest submarine canyons found   |                                   |
| on the Pacific continental shelf. |                                   |
| The nutrient-rich currents that   |                                   |
| nourish the area make possible a  |                                   |
| diverse assemblage of marine life |                                   |
| comprised of sea otters, seals,   |                                   |
| shorebirds, squids, sardines and  |                                   |
| thousands of other species,       |                                   |
| including many that are           |                                   |
| threatened or endangered. While   |                                   |
| Monterey Bay National Marine      |                                   |
| Sanctuary\'s main office is       |                                   |
| located in Monterey, it also has  |                                   |
| offices in Half Moon Bay, Santa   |                                   |
| Cruz and San Simeon.              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| <http://montereybay.noaa.gov/>    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Monterey and San Francisco Bay |                                   |
| Area***                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Weather Service        |                                   |
| (NWS)**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Weather Forecast Office**       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Monterey WFO**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Located in Monterey, this         |                                   |
| National Weather Service Weather  |                                   |
| Forecast Office provides weather  |                                   |
| and flood warnings, daily         |                                   |
| forecasts and meteorologic and    |                                   |
| hydrologic data for 11 counties   |                                   |
| of coastal California (Napa,      |                                   |
| Sonoma, San Francisco, Marin,     |                                   |
| Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa      |                                   |
| Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito,    |                                   |
| San Mateo and Monterey).          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.wrh                  |                                   |
| .noaa.gov/monterey]{.underline}]( |                                   |
| http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/monterey) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Monterey and Santa Cruz)***    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Ocean and Coastal     |                                   |
| Resource Management**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Protected Areas |                                   |
| Center (CA)**                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The National Marine Protected     |                                   |
| Areas Center provides a bridge    |                                   |
| between the science and policy of |                                   |
| MPAs by fostering targeted        |                                   |
| research, assessing threats to    |                                   |
| vital habitats and resources,     |                                   |
| measuring the effectiveness of    |                                   |
| existing management approaches,   |                                   |
| and analyzing socioeconomic       |                                   |
| factors that may affect MPAs. The |                                   |
| Monterey office also supports     |                                   |
| activities that support the       |                                   |
| implementation of *California\'s  |                                   |
| Marine Life Protection Act* and   |                                   |
| other West Coast MPA planning     |                                   |
| efforts, including the California |                                   |
| Ocean Uses Atlas, and a regional  |                                   |
| gap analysis for the West Coast.  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.mpa.gov/]{           |                                   |
| .underline}](http://www.mpa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Pacific Grove***               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Law Enforcement**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Field Office**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Office of Law Enforcement |                                   |
| is dedicated primarily to the     |                                   |
| enforcement of laws that protect  |                                   |
| and regulate our nation's living  |                                   |
| marine resources and their        |                                   |
| natural habitat. Office of Law    |                                   |
| Enforcement special agents and    |                                   |
| enforcement officers have         |                                   |
| specified authority to enforce    |                                   |
| over 37 statutes, as well as      |                                   |
| numerous treaties related to the  |                                   |
| conservation and protection of    |                                   |
| marine resources and other        |                                   |
| matters of concern to NOAA. With  |                                   |
| the recent formation of the       |                                   |
| Pacific Island Division, the      |                                   |
| Southwest Division has the        |                                   |
| opportunity to focus solely on    |                                   |
| California issues. Nearly 1,340   |                                   |
| miles of coastline, over 263,000  |                                   |
| square miles of open-ocean and    |                                   |
| 30,000 miles of rivers and        |                                   |
| streams are located within the    |                                   |
| Southwest Division. The Division  |                                   |
| is also responsible for the       |                                   |
| enforcement activities relating   |                                   |
| to four Fishery Management Plans, |                                   |
| three International Management    |                                   |
| Plans, seven National Marine      |                                   |
| Sanctuaries, the South Pacific    |                                   |
| Tuna Treaty; and the Gulf of      |                                   |
| Farallones, Cordell Bank,         |                                   |
| Monterey Bay and Channel Islands  |                                   |
| National Marine Sanctuaries.      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://ww                       |                                   |
| w.nmfs.noaa.gov/ole/sw_southwest. |                                   |
| html]{.underline}](http://www.nmf |                                   |
| s.noaa.gov/ole/sw_southwest.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Southwest Fisheries Science     |                                   |
| Center**                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Environmental Research          |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Environmental Research        |                                   |
| Division of the Southwest         |                                   |
| Fisheries Science Center is       |                                   |
| located in Pacific Grove, CA. The |                                   |
| research group was formed in 1969 |                                   |
| to develop databases and to       |                                   |
| conduct research on               |                                   |
| fishery-related effects of        |                                   |
| environmental variability and     |                                   |
| climate change over a broad range |                                   |
| of scientific, management, and    |                                   |
| operational concerns of the       |                                   |
| government and the fishing        |                                   |
| industry of the United States. In |                                   |
| addition to its research mission, |                                   |
| the Division distributes          |                                   |
| environmental index products and  |                                   |
| time series databases to          |                                   |
| cooperating researchers, taking   |                                   |
| advantage of its long association |                                   |
| with the United States Navy\'s    |                                   |
| Fleet Numerical Meteorology and   |                                   |
| Oceanography Center.              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Pacific Grove facility also   |                                   |
| houses the west coast regional    |                                   |
| node for the NOAA CoastWatch      |                                   |
| program, which provides rapid     |                                   |
| dissemination of satellite        |                                   |
| observation data to governmental, |                                   |
| academic, commercial, and public  |                                   |
| users. A public mural, \"Green    |                                   |
| Seas, Blue Seas: the California   |                                   |
| Current, Climate Change and       |                                   |
| Sustainable Fisheries\" now       |                                   |
| adorns the building.              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://swfsc.noaa.gov           |                                   |
| /erd.aspx]{.underline}](http://sw |                                   |
| fsc.noaa.gov/textblock.aspx?Divis |                                   |
| ion=ERD&id=1315&ParentMenuId=200) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Pt. Sur***                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Physical Sciences      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Pt. Sur Debris Flow Project**   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Earth System Research     |                                   |
| Laboratory (ESRL) is operating    |                                   |
| several state-of-the-art research |                                   |
| instruments at Pt. Sur,           |                                   |
| California to provide atmospheric |                                   |
| measurements of land-falling      |                                   |
| winter storms upstream of the     |                                   |
| Basin and Indian wildfire burn    |                                   |
| areas. A consequence of these     |                                   |
| enormous wildfires is increased   |                                   |
| risk for devastating debris flows |                                   |
| to occur. There is serious        |                                   |
| concern among forecasters that    |                                   |
| much of the shallow rain clouds   |                                   |
| caused by moist airflow up the    |                                   |
| coastal mountain slopes could go  |                                   |
| undetected by the National        |                                   |
| Weather Service (NWS) radar       |                                   |
| network. With the addition of     |                                   |
| ESRL\'s research instrumentation, |                                   |
| the NWS' San Francisco/Monterey   |                                   |
| Weather Forecast Office (SFO)     |                                   |
| will be able to issue more        |                                   |
| accurate warnings to help         |                                   |
| mitigate effects from flooding    |                                   |
| and debris flows.                 |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Santa Cruz***                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Southwest Fisheries Science     |                                   |
| Center**                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Fisheries Ecology Division**    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Located adjacent to University of |                                   |
| California Santa Cruz\'s Long     |                                   |
| Marine Laboratory and a growing   |                                   |
| complex of marine research        |                                   |
| facilities, the Fisheries Ecology |                                   |
| Research Division of the          |                                   |
| Southwest Fisheries Science       |                                   |
| Center conducts research on       |                                   |
| Pacific coast groundfish and      |                                   |
| anadromous fishes. Results of     |                                   |
| this research are used by the     |                                   |
| Pacific Fishery Management        |                                   |
| Council to manage fisheries and   |                                   |
| by NMFS to develop recovery plans |                                   |
| for threatened and endangered     |                                   |
| species. Fisheries Ecology        |                                   |
| Division scientists study causes  |                                   |
| of variability in abundance and   |                                   |
| health of fish populations,       |                                   |
| analyze ecological relations in   |                                   |
| marine communities, and study the |                                   |
| economics of exploiting and       |                                   |
| protecting natural resources.     |                                   |
| They also assess the status of    |                                   |
| stocks targeted by various        |                                   |
| fisheries and evaluate impacts of |                                   |
| human activities on threatened or |                                   |
| endangered species.               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://swfsc                    |                                   |
| .noaa.gov/fed.aspx/]{.underline}] |                                   |
| (http://swfsc.noaa.gov/fed.aspx/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Watsonville***                 |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Ocean and Coastal     |                                   |
| Resource Management**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Elkhorn Slough National         |                                   |
| Estuarine Research Reserve**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine |                                   |
| Research Reserve was designated   |                                   |
| in 1979 and is located on the     |                                   |
| Central California coast halfway  |                                   |
| between Monterey and Santa Cruz.  |                                   |
| The California Department of Fish |                                   |
| and Game manage the Reserve. The  |                                   |
| Reserve encompasses over 1600     |                                   |
| acres of wetland and upland       |                                   |
| habitat, and Elkhorn Slough       |                                   |
| represents rare and threatened    |                                   |
| marsh, mudflat, and estuarine     |                                   |
| habitats - important for several  |                                   |
| endangered species. The Reserve   |                                   |
| conducts education programs for   |                                   |
| school groups, teachers,          |                                   |
| influential decision makers, and  |                                   |
| the public. It also supports a    |                                   |
| thriving volunteer program,       |                                   |
| fosters and conducts              |                                   |
| environmental monitoring and      |                                   |
| research by providing a \"living  |                                   |
| laboratory\" to gauge ecosystem   |                                   |
| health. A large-scale tidal       |                                   |
| wetland restoration project is a  |                                   |
| focus for current research,       |                                   |
| monitoring, and management.       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://nerrs.noaa.gov/          |                                   |
| ElkhornSlough/]{.underline}](http |                                   |
| ://nerrs.noaa.gov/ElkhornSlough/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA-18***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Merced***                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Climate Reference Network**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Merced 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) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA-19***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Yosemite Village***            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Climate Reference Network**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Yosemite Village 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) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA-20***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Hanford***                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **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 Hanford, CA.    |                                   |
| 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) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA-21***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***San Joaquin Valley/Hanford***  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Weather Service        |                                   |
| (NWS)**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Weather Forecast Office**       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **San Joaquin Valley / Hanford    |                                   |
| WFO**                             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Located at Hanford Municipal      |                                   |
| Airport, this National Weather    |                                   |
| Service Weather Forecast Office   |                                   |
| provides weather and flood        |                                   |
| warnings, daily forecasts and     |                                   |
| meteorologic and hydrologic data  |                                   |
| for the central California        |                                   |
| interior.                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.w                    |                                   |
| rh.noaa.gov/Hanford]{.underline}] |                                   |
| (http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/Hanford) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA-23***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Los Angeles Basin***           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Weather Service        |                                   |
| (NWS)**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Weather Forecast Office**       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Oxnard WFO**                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Located in the City of Oxnard,    |                                   |
| this National Weather Service     |                                   |
| Weather Forecast office provides  |                                   |
| weather and flood warnings, daily |                                   |
| forecasts and meteorologic and    |                                   |
| hydrologic data for southwestern  |                                   |
| California, which includes the    |                                   |
| counties of Los Angeles, Ventura, |                                   |
| Santa Barbara and San Luis        |                                   |
| Obispo.                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[ht                              |                                   |
| tp://www.nwsla.noaa.gov/]{.underl |                                   |
| ine}](http://www.nwsla.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***San Nicolas Island***          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Physical Sciences      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Wind Profiling to Support       |                                   |
| NAVAIR**                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Earth System Research     |                                   |
| Laboratory (ESRL) will install a  |                                   |
| 449-MHz wind profiling radar on   |                                   |
| San Nicolas Island off the coast  |                                   |
| of southern California to support |                                   |
| operations of the Naval Air       |                                   |
| Systems Command (NAVAIR). NAVAIR  |                                   |
| provides unique engineering,      |                                   |
| development, testing, evaluation, |                                   |
| in-service support, and program   |                                   |
| management capabilities to        |                                   |
| deliver airborne weapons systems  |                                   |
| that are technologically superior |                                   |
| and readily available.            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***San Simeon***                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Southwest Fisheries Science     |                                   |
| Center**                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Piedras Blancas Field Station** |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Since 1994, scientists from the   |                                   |
| Southwest Fisheries Science       |                                   |
| Center\'s Protected Resources     |                                   |
| Division have been monitoring the |                                   |
| northbound migration of gray      |                                   |
| whale cows and calves from        |                                   |
| Piedras Blancas, a point of land  |                                   |
| just north of San Simeon,         |                                   |
| California, and just south of the |                                   |
| Big Sur coast. The field site,    |                                   |
| once used as a lookout point to   |                                   |
| spot animals during the whaling   |                                   |
| era, is also home to the Piedras  |                                   |
| Blancas Light Station and is      |                                   |
| situated on Bureau of Land        |                                   |
| Management property. The site is  |                                   |
| ideal because the whales          |                                   |
| generally pass within 200 m of    |                                   |
| the point and often stop to nurse |                                   |
| their young in the lee of the     |                                   |
| rocky point. The survey data has  |                                   |
| been used to assess variability   |                                   |
| in annual calf production and to  |                                   |
| investigate the relationship of   |                                   |
| this variability to environmental |                                   |
| conditions in the Arctic where    |                                   |
| these whales feed.                |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://swfsc.noaa.gov           |                                   |
| /prd.aspx]{.underline}](http://sw |                                   |
| fsc.noaa.gov/textblock.aspx?Divis |                                   |
| ion=PRD&ParentMenuId=211&id=9036) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Santa Barbara***               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Severe Storms          |                                   |
| Laboratory**                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Debris Flow Research**          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| USGS Debris Flow Project -        |                                   |
| NSSL\'s Shared Mobile Atmospheric |                                   |
| Research and Teaching Radar       |                                   |
| (SMART-R) team participates in    |                                   |
| the Demonstration Flash Flood and |                                   |
| Debris Flow Early Warning System  |                                   |
| Project each winter to determine  |                                   |
| how more detailed measurements    |                                   |
| aid forecasters in issuing flash  |                                   |
| flood and debris flow warnings.   |                                   |
| Our mobile radars provide         |                                   |
| real-time close-up radar data     |                                   |
| during radar events near areas    |                                   |
| burned by wildfires that are      |                                   |
| especially susceptible to         |                                   |
| mudslides.                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/d      |                                   |
| ebrisflow08/]{.underline}](http:/ |                                   |
| /www.nssl.noaa.gov/debrisflow08/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of National Marine       |                                   |
| Sanctuaries**                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Channel Islands National Marine |                                   |
| Sanctuary**                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The fertile waters and giant kelp |                                   |
| forests of the Channel Islands    |                                   |
| National Marine Sanctuary,        |                                   |
| located approximately 40          |                                   |
| kilometers off the coast of Santa |                                   |
| Barbara, provide an exceptional   |                                   |
| breeding ground for a variety of  |                                   |
| plants, fish and invertebrates.   |                                   |
| Over 27 species of whales and     |                                   |
| dolphins -several endangered      |                                   |
| -visit or inhabit the sanctuary.  |                                   |
| Five species of seals and sea     |                                   |
| lions and over 60 species of      |                                   |
| birds breed within the            |                                   |
| sanctuary\'s boundaries. Cultural |                                   |
| resources such as prehistoric     |                                   |
| artifacts from the Chumash        |                                   |
| Indians and the remains of over   |                                   |
| 100 historic shipwrecks           |                                   |
| compliment the biological         |                                   |
| diversity of the island           |                                   |
| archipelago. There is also a Sea  |                                   |
| Center, an aquarium and marine    |                                   |
| education facility, and Los       |                                   |
| Marineros, a marine education     |                                   |
| program for children.             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| <http://channelislands.noaa.gov/> |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Climate Reference Network**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Santa Barbara 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) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Santa Maria***                 |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Law Enforcement**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Field Office**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Office of Law Enforcement |                                   |
| is dedicated primarily to the     |                                   |
| enforcement of laws that protect  |                                   |
| and regulate our nation's living  |                                   |
| marine resources and their        |                                   |
| natural habitat. Office of Law    |                                   |
| Enforcement special agents and    |                                   |
| enforcement officers have         |                                   |
| specified authority to enforce    |                                   |
| over 37 statutes, as well as      |                                   |
| numerous treaties related to the  |                                   |
| conservation and protection of    |                                   |
| marine resources and other        |                                   |
| matters of concern to NOAA.       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://ww                       |                                   |
| w.nmfs.noaa.gov/ole/sw_southwest. |                                   |
| html]{.underline}](http://www.nmf |                                   |
| s.noaa.gov/ole/sw_southwest.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA-24***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Vandenberg AFB***              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Global Systems         |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Lockheed Range Standardization  |                                   |
| and Augmentation (RSA)**          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The numerical weather prediction  |                                   |
| and forecast applications system, |                                   |
| RSA, has been accepted and is now |                                   |
| integrated into the USAF system,  |                                   |
| meeting coding standards for the  |                                   |
| modeling and analysis             |                                   |
| infrastructure developed in       |                                   |
| Boulder at NOAA\'s Earth System   |                                   |
| Research Laboratory with          |                                   |
| Lockheed.                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://www-sdd                  |                                   |
| .fsl.noaa.gov/RSA/]{.underline}]( |                                   |
| http://www-sdd.fsl.noaa.gov/RSA/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA-25***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Palmdale***                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Weather Service        |                                   |
| (NWS)**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Center Weather Service Unit**   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Los Angeles ARTCC**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Housed in the Federal Aviation    |                                   |
| Administration\'s Los Angeles Air |                                   |
| Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) in |                                   |
| Palmdale, the Center Weather      |                                   |
| Service Los Angeles staff         |                                   |
| provides forecasts and other      |                                   |
| weather information to ARTCC      |                                   |
| personnel for use in directing    |                                   |
| the safe, smooth flow of aviation |                                   |
| traffic in Southern California    |                                   |
| and parts of Arizona, Nevada and  |                                   |
| Utah.                             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http                            |                                   |
| ://www.wrh.noaa.gov/zla]{.underli |                                   |
| ne}](http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/zla) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA--35***                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Stovepipe Wells***             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Climate Reference Network**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Stovepipe Wells 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) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA-36, 37, 46***               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Los Angeles and Long Beach***  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Center for Operational          |                                   |
| Oceanographic Products and        |                                   |
| Services**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor   |                                   |
| PORTS®**                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| A Physical Oceanographic          |                                   |
| Real-Time System (PORTS) is       |                                   |
| operated cooperatively with the   |                                   |
| Los Angeles/Long Beach Pilots     |                                   |
| Association and the local         |                                   |
| maritime community in the         |                                   |
| metropolitan Los Angeles/Long     |                                   |
| Beach area at which real-time     |                                   |
| data are quality-controlled and   |                                   |
| disseminated to local users for   |                                   |
| safe and efficient navigation.    |                                   |
| Real-time data are available for  |                                   |
| water levels from one station,    |                                   |
| meteorological data from eight    |                                   |
| stations, and air gap data from   |                                   |
| one station.                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://tidesa                   |                                   |
| ndcurrents.noaa.gov]{.underline}] |                                   |
| (http://www.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA-46***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Long Beach***                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Seafood Inspection     |                                   |
| Program**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Long Beach Lot Inspection       |                                   |
| Office**                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The National Seafood Inspection   |                                   |
| Program conducts a voluntary      |                                   |
| inspection program for fishery    |                                   |
| products on a fee-for-service     |                                   |
| basis. The office offers a wide   |                                   |
| range of services to the seafood  |                                   |
| industry (fishermen, wholesalers, |                                   |
| processors, retailers, importers  |                                   |
| and exporters) including process  |                                   |
| and product inspection, product   |                                   |
| grading, lot inspection,          |                                   |
| laboratory analysis, and          |                                   |
| training. Export health           |                                   |
| certificates as required by most  |                                   |
| countries are issued for US       |                                   |
| exporters. All edible foodstuffs, |                                   |
| ranging from whole fish to        |                                   |
| formulated products, as well as   |                                   |
| fishmeal and animal feeds, are    |                                   |
| eligible for inspection and       |                                   |
| certification.                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://s                        |                                   |
| eafood.nmfs.noaa.gov/]{.underline |                                   |
| }](http://seafood.nmfs.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Law Enforcement**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Field Office**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Office of Law Enforcement |                                   |
| is dedicated primarily to the     |                                   |
| enforcement of laws that protect  |                                   |
| and regulate our nation's living  |                                   |
| marine resources and their        |                                   |
| natural habitat. Office of Law    |                                   |
| Enforcement special agents and    |                                   |
| enforcement officers have         |                                   |
| specified authority to enforce    |                                   |
| over 37 statutes, as well as      |                                   |
| numerous treaties related to the  |                                   |
| conservation and protection of    |                                   |
| marine resources and other        |                                   |
| matters of concern to NOAA.       |                                   |
| Nearly 1,340 miles of coastline,  |                                   |
| over 263,000 square miles of      |                                   |
| open-ocean and 30,000 miles of    |                                   |
| rivers and streams are located    |                                   |
| within the Southwest Division.    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Southwest Division is         |                                   |
| comprised of California, Arizona  |                                   |
| and Nevada. The Long Beach        |                                   |
| Divisional office has five field  |                                   |
| offices spread throughout         |                                   |
| California: Arcata, Santa Rosa,   |                                   |
| Monterey, Santa Maria, and San    |                                   |
| Diego. The Division is also       |                                   |
| responsible for the enforcement   |                                   |
| activities relating to four       |                                   |
| Fishery Management Plans, three   |                                   |
| International Management Plans    |                                   |
| and four National Marine          |                                   |
| Sanctuaries - Cordell Bank, Gulf  |                                   |
| of the Farallones, Channel        |                                   |
| Islands and the Monterey Bay      |                                   |
| National Marine Sanctuary.        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://ww                       |                                   |
| w.nmfs.noaa.gov/ole/sw_southwest. |                                   |
| html]{.underline}](http://www.nmf |                                   |
| s.noaa.gov/ole/sw_southwest.html) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Response and          |                                   |
| Restoration**                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Damage Assessment Center**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Regional Resource Coordinator |                                   |
| (RRC) based in Long Beach is      |                                   |
| responsible for determining and   |                                   |
| quantifying injuries to natural   |                                   |
| resources through identification  |                                   |
| of a hazardous materials release, |                                   |
| determination of a pathway,       |                                   |
| definition of the injury, and     |                                   |
| demonstration of causal           |                                   |
| mechanisms. RRCs document the     |                                   |
| severity, geographic extent, and  |                                   |
| likely duration of the injury.    |                                   |
| Potential causes are evaluated    |                                   |
| according to the significance of  |                                   |
| injury, casual link to the        |                                   |
| potentially responsible party,    |                                   |
| cost effectiveness, statue of     |                                   |
| limitation, liability of the      |                                   |
| responsible party, litigation     |                                   |
| risks, geographic location, and   |                                   |
| restoration potential. RRCs also  |                                   |
| provide timely response to an oil |                                   |
| or chemical spill to collect      |                                   |
| information, samples, and         |                                   |
| evidence that are time dependant  |                                   |
| and critical to support natural   |                                   |
| resource damage assessments.      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://response.restorat        |                                   |
| ion.noaa.gov/]{.underline}](http: |                                   |
| //response.restoration.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA-49***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Fallbrook***                   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Climate Reference Network**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Fallbrook 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) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA-49, 53***                   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***La Jolla***                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Geodetic Survey**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **California Spatial Reference    |                                   |
| Center**                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| In a model partnership with NOAA, |                                   |
| the California Spatial Reference  |                                   |
| Center (CSRC) serves as a way of  |                                   |
| providing a spatial referencing   |                                   |
| liaison between Federal and local |                                   |
| authorities. The Center is a      |                                   |
| non-profit organization           |                                   |
| affiliated with the Scripps       |                                   |
| Institution of Oceanography of    |                                   |
| the University of California-San  |                                   |
| Diego. The mission of the Center  |                                   |
| is to provide the necessary       |                                   |
| geodetic services to ensure the   |                                   |
| availability of accurate,         |                                   |
| consistent, and timely spatial    |                                   |
| referencing data for California.  |                                   |
| In partnership with several other |                                   |
| organizations, CSRC has developed |                                   |
| a plan to establish and maintain  |                                   |
| a state-of-the-art network of GPS |                                   |
| control stations necessary for a  |                                   |
| reliable spatial reference system |                                   |
| in California.                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://csrc.ucsd.edu/]{.u       |                                   |
| nderline}](http://csrc.ucsd.edu/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Marine and Aviation   |                                   |
| Operations (OMAO)**               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Homeport**                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **NOAA Ship *David Starr          |                                   |
| Jordan***                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The NOAA ship *David Starr        |                                   |
| Jordan* is managed by the Marine  |                                   |
| Operations Center-Pacific in      |                                   |
| Seattle, Washington. The ship     |                                   |
| supports the science and research |                                   |
| missions of the Southwest         |                                   |
| Fisheries Science Center          |                                   |
| Laboratory at La Jolla and berths |                                   |
| at the Scripps Institution of     |                                   |
| Oceanography, located in San      |                                   |
| Diego harbor.                     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| <http://www.moc.noaa.gov/ds/>     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Cooperative Institute**         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Joint Institute for Marine      |                                   |
| Observation (JIMO), University of |                                   |
| California at San Diego**         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| JIMO, located on the Scripps La   |                                   |
| Jolla campus, is a joint          |                                   |
| institute between NOAA and the    |                                   |
| University of California\'s       |                                   |
| Scripps Institution of            |                                   |
| Oceanography. JIMO is collocated  |                                   |
| with the NOAA Southwest Fisheries |                                   |
| Center. The overall goal of JIMO  |                                   |
| is to create a center of          |                                   |
| excellence in which               |                                   |
| state-of-the-art observation      |                                   |
| capabilities such as platforms    |                                   |
| (surface, subsea, and             |                                   |
| air/spaceborne), sensors, and     |                                   |
| systems architecture of both NOAA |                                   |
| and Scripps are utilized to fill  |                                   |
| pressing research needs.          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The specific themes reflect the   |                                   |
| particular strengths at Scripps   |                                   |
| in the areas of coupled           |                                   |
| ocean-atmosphere climate          |                                   |
| research, blue water and littoral |                                   |
| oceanography; marine biology,     |                                   |
| geology, and geophysics; and      |                                   |
| ocean technology. JIMO also       |                                   |
| attempts to enhance the           |                                   |
| educational opportunities and     |                                   |
| breadth of training for students  |                                   |
| by providing close collaboration  |                                   |
| with NOAA's Office of Oceanic and |                                   |
| Atmospheric Researchers, team     |                                   |
| teaching by Scripps and NOAA      |                                   |
| scientists, and research          |                                   |
| experience at one of NOAA\'s      |                                   |
| facilities.                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[                                |                                   |
| http://www.jimo.ucsd.edu/]{.under |                                   |
| line}](http://www.jimo.ucsd.edu/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Oceanic and           |                                   |
| Atmospheric Research (OAR)**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Earth System Research           |                                   |
| Laboratory/Physical Sciences      |                                   |
| Division**                        |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **El Niño Research**              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Earth System Research     |                                   |
| Laboratory (ESRL) has been        |                                   |
| studying the impact of El         |                                   |
| Niño/Southern Oscillation on the  |                                   |
| U.S. Pacific West Coast (where    |                                   |
| the effect is known to be large)  |                                   |
| and is seeking to improve         |                                   |
| seasonal precipitation forecasts  |                                   |
| for this region. ESRL's role in   |                                   |
| detecting, predicting and         |                                   |
| understanding the impacts of El   |                                   |
| Nino has enhanced seasonal        |                                   |
| climate outlooks, and resulted in |                                   |
| more timely assessments which can |                                   |
| be used by various user           |                                   |
| communities (water, energy and    |                                   |
| transportation managers, farmers, |                                   |
| etc.) and the general public to   |                                   |
| prepare for and mitigate these    |                                   |
| impacts.                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| This research is being conducted  |                                   |
| jointly with the National Weather |                                   |
| Service staff who are responsible |                                   |
| for operational seasonal          |                                   |
| forecasts and with scientists at  |                                   |
| the Scripps Institution of        |                                   |
| Oceanography. ESRL works closely  |                                   |
| with the U.S. Geological Survey,  |                                   |
| the University of California      |                                   |
| system, and NOAA\'s Climate       |                                   |
| Program Office California         |                                   |
| Applications Project. Efforts to  |                                   |
| develop a predictive              |                                   |
| understanding between climatic    |                                   |
| variability and human diseases    |                                   |
| such as western equine            |                                   |
| encephalitis and West Nile        |                                   |
| encephalitis represent a          |                                   |
| continuing collaboration with     |                                   |
| scientists from the University of |                                   |
| California at Davis and UC-San    |                                   |
| Diego.                            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://w                        |                                   |
| ww.cdc.noaa.gov/ENSO/]{.underline |                                   |
| }](http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/ENSO/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA-50***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***San Diego***                   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Weather Service        |                                   |
| (NWS)**                           |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Weather Forecast Office**       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **San Diego WFO**                 |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Located in San Diego, this        |                                   |
| National Weather Service Weather  |                                   |
| Forecast Office provides weather  |                                   |
| and flood warnings, daily         |                                   |
| forecasts and meteorologic and    |                                   |
| hydrologic data for extreme       |                                   |
| Southwest California, including   |                                   |
| Orange, San Diego, southwest San  |                                   |
| Bernadino and western Riverside   |                                   |
| counties.                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http:/                          |                                   |
| /www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/]{.underlin |                                   |
| e}](http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***CA-53***                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***Imperial Beach***              |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Ocean Service (NOS)**  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Ocean and Coastal     |                                   |
| Resource Management**             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Tijuana River National          |                                   |
| Estuarine Research Reserve**      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Tijuana River National Estuarine  |                                   |
| Research Reserve is an intertidal |                                   |
| coastal estuary that straddles    |                                   |
| the international border between  |                                   |
| California and Baja California,   |                                   |
| Mexico. Totaling 2500 acres in    |                                   |
| area, the salt marsh dominated    |                                   |
| habitat of the Reserve is         |                                   |
| characterized by extended periods |                                   |
| of drought punctuated by heavy    |                                   |
| floods during wet years. Known    |                                   |
| for its bilingual environmental   |                                   |
| education curriculum for grades   |                                   |
| 4-6, the Reserve also offers      |                                   |
| other education services for      |                                   |
| school groups such as nature      |                                   |
| classes, walking tours and        |                                   |
| teacher training courses.         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| The NERR was designated in 1982   |                                   |
| and is jointly managed by the     |                                   |
| California Department of Parks    |                                   |
| and Recreation, U.S. Fish and     |                                   |
| Wildlife Service, San Diego       |                                   |
| County and NOAA. The Reserve is   |                                   |
| utilized extensively for          |                                   |
| scientific research by Pacific    |                                   |
| Estuarine Research Laboratory     |                                   |
| located at nearby San Diego State |                                   |
| University.                       |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://nerrs.noaa.go            |                                   |
| v/TijuanaRiver/]{.underline}](htt |                                   |
| p://nerrs.noaa.gov/TijuanaRiver/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***La Jolla***                    |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Southwest Fisheries Science     |                                   |
| Center**                          |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **La Jolla Shores Drive           |                                   |
| Laboratory**                      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Located at Scripps Institution of |                                   |
| Oceanography on the UC San Diego  |                                   |
| campus, Southwest Fisheries       |                                   |
| Science Center\'s La Jollla       |                                   |
| Shores Drive Laboratory houses    |                                   |
| most of the Fisheries Resources   |                                   |
| Division. Scientists assess       |                                   |
| coastal pelagic and highly        |                                   |
| migratory fishes and evaluate     |                                   |
| biological and environmental      |                                   |
| factors affecting their           |                                   |
| distribution, abundance, and      |                                   |
| survival. Scientists also conduct |                                   |
| research on abalone, fisheries    |                                   |
| and conservation economics, and   |                                   |
| Advanced Survey Technologies. The |                                   |
| laboratory houses staff from      |                                   |
| NOAA's National Satellite and     |                                   |
| Information Service, the          |                                   |
| Inter-American Tropical Tuna      |                                   |
| Commission, and California        |                                   |
| Department of Fish and Game.      |                                   |
| Currently in the design phase,    |                                   |
| the La Jolla Laboratory           |                                   |
| Consolidation project will        |                                   |
| replace the facilities at Torrey  |                                   |
| Pines Court and La Jolla Shores   |                                   |
| Drive. It will be located across  |                                   |
| La Jolla Shores Drive from the    |                                   |
| existing facility and constructed |                                   |
| around a large sea- and           |                                   |
| fresh-water test tank facility,   |                                   |
| which will expand NOAA's ability  |                                   |
| to develop and apply advanced     |                                   |
| survey technologies and to foster |                                   |
| collaborations on fisheries       |                                   |
| management issues.                |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://swfsc.noaa.gov]{.un      |                                   |
| derline}](http://swfsc.noaa.gov/) |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| ***San Diego***                   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **National Marine Fisheries       |                                   |
| Service (NMFS)**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Office of Law Enforcement**     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Field Office**                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| NOAA\'s Office of Law Enforcement |                                   |
| is dedicated primarily to the     |                                   |
| enforcement of laws that protect  |                                   |
| and regulate our nation's living  |                                   |
| marine resources and their        |                                   |
| natural habitat. Office of Law    |                                   |
| Enforcement special agents and    |                                   |
| enforcement officers have         |                                   |
| specified authority to enforce    |                                   |
| over 37 statutes, as well as      |                                   |
| numerous treaties related to the  |                                   |
| conservation and protection of    |                                   |
| marine resources and other        |                                   |
| matters of concern to NOAA. The   |                                   |
| San Diego field office            |                                   |
| investigates numerous smuggling   |                                   |
| cases involving fish & wildlife   |                                   |
| coming from the Mexican border,   |                                   |
| and investigates illegal fishing  |                                   |
| incursions into U.S. waters by    |                                   |
| foreign vessels.                  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| [[http://ww                       |                                   |
| w.nmfs.noaa.gov/ole/sw_southwest. |                                   |
| html]{.underline}](http://www.nmf |                                   |
| s.noaa.gov/ole/sw_southwest.html) |                                   |
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| Affairs**                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| **Tel: 202-482-4981               |                                   |
| [ht                               |                                   |
| tp://www.legislative.noaa.gov](ht |                                   |
| tp://www.legislative.noaa.gov/)** |                                   |
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