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Greetings from Hawaii. More than 170 participants from around the world participated in the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) 50th Anniversary of the Global Carbon Dioxide Record Symposium and Celebration in Kona, Hawaii from Nov. 28-30, 2007. The meeting celebrated Charles David Keeling’s first atmospheric CO2 measurements, a half-century ago, and discussed the latest findings of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) report. Attended by scientists, business managers, and policy makers, the conference was hosted by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and sponsored by NOAA, World Meteorological Organization, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Peabody Energy, Science and Technology Corporation, Steelcoast Creative, and the Chicago Climate Exchange.
Greetings from Michigan. Site supervisor and some of the staff and contractors from NOAA's Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary shiver in the cold as they stand in front of a float that represents the burning (see the coal on fire) ship Monohansett that was lost to an onboard fire exactly 100 years prior to the date of Alpena’s Holiday Parade. The TBNMS float was built by staff and won a 3rd place trophy.
Pictured (from left): Front – left to right, Tane Casserley, Joe Geroux and Tera Panknin. Rear – left to right, Chuck Bennett, John Jensen, Wayne Lusardi, Jean Prevo, Cathy Green and site supervisor Jeff Gray. Photo Credit: Chuck Bennett.Greetings from Maryland. NOAA's Safety and Environmental Compliance Office held their annual safety and environmental professionals workshop in Silver Spring, Md., in March 2007. SECO is responsible for the occupational health and safety, and environmental compliance programs across NOAA.
Pictured (from left): (Bottom row:) Stan Chan, Kim Kulpowski, Bill Putre, Will Freeman, Janet Williams, Tom Altvater, Joe Duran, John Pierson, Rick Meitzler (Second row:) Bernie Denno, Olga Kebis, Gail Gebert, Thea Smith, Rhonda Carpenter, Andy Poppen, Mark George, Gregg Parent, Raluca Semeniuc (Third row:) Jeff Walker, Kevin Murray, Ron Maddox, Bruce Zaczynski, Minh Trinh, Rick Koster, Jay Lewis, Jean Durosko, Kim Hutchinson, Dan McGoldrick. Photo Credit: Ben Bond.Greetings from Saudi Arabia. Charlie Paxton from NOAA's Tampa Bay Area National Weather Service office, Jeffrey Stuart from NOAA's National Weather Service International Office, and Richard Crouthamel, a NOAA National Weather Service contractor and employee of the International Environmental Data Rescue Organization traveled to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in November 2007 to install and run the latest version of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. All three meteorologists were trained by the Presidency for Meteorology and Environment (PME). Here they are pictured with Saudi PME staff in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Presidency for Meteorology and Environment Central Forecast Office.
Photo Credit: Jamal Azdi Bantan.Greetings from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. NOAA scientists Tim Fuller-Rowell, Mihail Codrescu, Karen O'Loughlin, David Anderson, Justin Mabie , and Stefan Maus (not shown) attended the Space Weather Science and Education Workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in November 2007. NOAA's mission is to promote science education and to help developing nations in Africa build infrastructure needed for environmental research and climate monitoring. We were joined by 60 scientists from 19 countries in Africa, along with representatives from France, the United Kingdom, Japan, and the U.S. Dept. of State. We are all very excited about the success of this workshop and look forward to seeing the progress that takes place as we move forward.
Hafa Adai and greetings from where America's day begins! NOAA's Weather Forecast Office in Guam is the only National Weather Service Office west of the International Date Line. It has an area of responsibility larger than the entire continental U.S. with just 12 surface observation points and two radars. Guam's area also has twice as many tropical cyclones as the Atlantic in a typical year. Quite a culturally diverse office, this photo represents Chamorro, Samoan, Filipino, and Chinese, as well as American cultures. The Guam WFO also has daily contact with many weather offices across Micronesia.
Pictured (from left): Michael Ziobro, Patrick Chan, Paul Stanko and daughters, Carol Baqui and children, Greg Lonien, Paul Lee, Genevieve Miller, Reggie Howe, and Paul Oudeman.Greetings from Florida. The theme of the 2007 Tampa Bay Area Suncoast Combined Federal Campaign was “From the Heart” and the heroes of the Tampa Bay Area Weather Forecast Office contributed to this campaign wholeheartedly. Twenty-three staff members donated $18,076.00 dollars, and five employees were given Gold Eagle Awards to recognize their donations of $1,000 dollars or more. The giving nature of the staff at the Tampa Bay Area WFO remains stronger than ever as they help others help themselves.
Pictured (from left): Dan Noah, Bud Fislar, Ryan Sharp, Russell Henes, MIC Brian LaMarre, John McMichael, Karen Brown, Anthony Reynes, Tony Harper. Photo Credit: Tom Dougherty, CFC Chairperson.Greetings from Connecticut. Twelve employees of commercial and restoration shellfish hatcheries gathered at NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS) laboratory in Milford, Conn., for training in the culture of marine microalgae to feed seed clams and oysters in their facilities. The Milford Microalgal Culture Workshop, sponsored annually by the Biotechnology Branch within NOAA's Aquaculture and Enhancement Division, has trained more than 100 hatchery workers over the past seven years in principles and skills needed for this basic aquaculture activity.
Pictured above is the 2007 class, along with several Biotechnology Branch staff members, who provided the training. Photo Credit: Christopher L. Brown.
Greetings from Seattle, Wash. NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center employees celebrated their collective survival of another field season at their biennial Shipwreck & Survival Bash. They poked fun at all the humorous incidents that always accompany field work by sharing some good sea stories and photos from their research cruises. The highlight of the evening's festivities was the awards ceremony where individuals were "honored" for their various experiences.
Photo Credit: Guy Fleischer.
Greetings from Texas. NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Galveston Laboratory raises captive sea turtles for research and rehabilitates sea turtles injured by fishing and other activities in the Gulf of Mexico. After research or rehabilitation activities are completed, the sea turtles are tagged and returned to the marine environment. Aside from husbandry and research duties, the sea turtle staff also conduct educational tours on the biology and conservation of sea turtles to 10,000 – 15,000 visitors each year, including teachers, K-12 students, scouts, university classes, the general public and special interest groups.
Pictured (from left): Ben Higgins, Erin Seney, Cain Bustinza and Shanna Kethan with green and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles. Photo Credit: Roger Zimmerman, NOAA.Hello from the Protected Resources Division at NOAA Fisheries Service’s Southeast Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Fla.! The Marine Mammal Branch within Protected Resources strives to promote responsible viewing and conservation of wild bottlenose dolphins through the use of eye-catching billboards – a new and innovative outreach tactic to remind Florida residents and tourists that feeding wild dolphins is illegal and sometimes lethal to the animal. Currently, two billboards are posted in Panama City Beach, Fla., and one in Sarasota, Fla., which are both areas where feeding wild dolphins has been a problem. All three billboards feature the same design and message, and are part of the agency’s national “Protect Dolphins Campaign” that aims to boost public awareness about the harm caused from interacting with wild dolphins.
Pictured (from left): Stacey Carlson, Bottlenose Dolphin Conservation Coordinator; Laura Engleby, Marine Mammal Branch Chief; and Kristin Thoms, Outreach Specialist.Greetings from the Adirondack State Park, Parishville, N.Y.! NOAA's National Weather Service Forecast Office in Burlington, Vt., has installed a new NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter to serve St. Lawrence and Franklin counties in upstate New York. This was a cooperative effort with New York Emergency Management purchasing the transmitter, the New York Board of Cooperative Education Service providing the tower space and land for the structure, while the NWS Eastern Region Headquarters and WFO Burlington provided the building and other services to complete this project.
Pictured (from left): Gregory Hanson, Service Hydrologist; Dennis Baron, Electronic Technician; and Leslie Day, Facilities Engineering Technician.Greetings from Florida. Personnel from the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center hosted their annual Safety and Aviation conference in December at the MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. AOC personnel, RADM Jon Bailey, stakeholders in NOAA aircraft operations and guest speakers gathered in AOC's hangar with one of the P-3s, the G-IV and a Shrike for a photo. As in years past, the annual meeting gave NOAA aviation interests an opportunity to share their knowledge and experience, review safety procedures and enjoy the Florida winter weather.
Greetings from Alaska. NOAA Fisheries staff from Idaho and Eastern Oregon participated in a training seminar conducted by Jim Hale from the NMFS Alaska Regional Office. Fisheries personnel in this area of the nation are responsible for Endangered Species Act listed salmon and steelhead in the Snake River. They are the most inland NOAA Fisheries staff from the west coast with responsibility for the farthest inland migrating species. Endangered Snake River sockeye and independent populations of threatened spring/summer Chinook salmon and steelhead travel over 900 miles and gain 6,400 feet elevation from the Pacific Ocean.
Pictured (from left) Back Row: Gary Wade, Nikki Leonard, Rick Edwards, Chad Fealko, David Arthaud, Jim Hale, Bill Lind, Vince Kozakiewicz, Ken Troyer, and Ken Bronec. Front Row: Dale Brege, Betty Webb, Jim Morrow, Sarah Chamberlin, Shawna Theisen, Bob Ries, Jenifer Harris. Tracy Schaerer, and Joni Lyman. Photo Credit: Dave Mabe, Idaho State Director, NOAA Fisheries.Greetings from Nevada. This Elko, Nevada NOAA WFO picture was taken at Sherman Station, a symbol of the rich heritage of Nevada. The buildings at the station are Elko's "turn of the century" landmarks. The century old ranch house, stable, creamery, blacksmith shop and the schoolhouse were carefully moved from their original location to Elko and restored. The WFO in Elko serves residents of northeast and central Nevada by providing a variety of weather, water, and climatological products and services.
Pictured (from left): Jonathan McGee, Ray Martin, James Harmer, Gavin Phillips, Larry Whitworth, Jason Grzywacz, Rick Arkell, and Kevin Baker.Greetings from Camp Springs, Maryland. NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Prediction, an organization within NOAA's National Weather Service, is at the central core for national forecasts and even international information. NCEP's mission is to deliver national and global weather, water, climate, and space weather guidance, forecasts, warnings, and analyses to the public. These products and services ultimately help to protect life and property, enhance the nation's economy, and support the country's growing need for weather and climate information. "Everything the public hears, sees, or reads about weather, climate, and ocean prediction starts [doesn't end, but starts] at NCEP," said NCEP Director Dr. Louis W. Uccellini.
Centers represented in this photo: NCEP Office of the director, Central Operations, Environmental Modeling Centers, Climate Prediction Center, Ocean Prediction Center and Hydrometeorological Prediction Center.Greetings from the NOAA Alaska Fishery Science Center’s Fishery Monitoring and Analysis Division in Seattle, Wash.! This Division prepares approximately 375 fishery observers each year for deployment aboard commercial fishing vessels in Alaska – and safety is always our top priority. Pictured here are the participants of the June 2006 training course practicing their cold water survival skills in Lake Washington. These trainees and their trainers, Brian Mason and Joanna Miles, are demonstrating how to make themselves “bigger, brighter, and different” to signal for help in case a search and rescue mission was required.
Photo Credit: Lisa Thompson, NOAA.