NOAA In North Carolina

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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office

Located at the Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University, this National Weather Service office provides all the weather and flood warnings, daily forecasts, and meteorologic and hydrologic data for 31 counties, with a population of 2.6 million residents, covering the northern Piedmont, northern and central Coastal Plain, and the Sandhills of North Carolina. NWS data and products form a national information database and infrastructure which can be used by other government agencies, the private sector, media, the public and the global community. For additional information on the Raleigh-Durham Forecast Office, please visit: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/

A field office of the Northeast Region’s Fishery Statistics Office(FSO), they are responsible for the collection, receipt and initial processing of fishery dependent data describing the commercial fisheries’ harvests and landings in the local area. This includes seafood dealer receipts of purchases from fishing vessels, biological samples of these landings and other information used by fishery managers and scientists in monitoring and assessing coastwide stocks of finfish and shellfish. They also provide liaison services with the local fishing industry and other constituents, as well as state marine fisheries agencies, and participate in surveys to better describe the northeast’s commercial fisheries. Further information concerning these collections and other activities of the FSO can be found at: http://www.nero.nmfs.gov/ro/doc/fso.htm

Established in 1899, the Center for Coastal Fisheries Habitat Research (CCFHR), part of the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), is the second oldest Federal marine laboratory. Located on Pivers Island in Beaufort, North Carolina, the Center’s primary mission is to provide managers with the information necessary to enhance and conserve living marine resources and the understanding of essential fish habitat. The lab conducts research in a number of areas including: estuarine processes, biological productivity in near shore and ocean ecosystems, dynamics of coastal and reef fisheries, estuarine habitat restoration, marine mammals, biological effects of contaminants, harmful algal blooms and the effects of anthropogenic and natural influences on resource productivity. Formerly, the National Marine Fisheries Service Beaufort Laboratory, the Center is jointly supported both by NOAA’s National Ocean Service and National Marine Fisheries Service For additional information on the CCFHR, please visit: http://shrimp.bea.nmfs.gov/labpage.html

The North Carolina reserve includes: Currituck Banks, a freshwater sound/ marsh area containing ocean beach, dunes, and maritime forest; Rachel Carson, with salt marshes, extensive mud flats, eelgrass beds, and dredge material areas; Masonboro Island, a pristine 14 kilometer barrier island/ sound complex; and Zeke’s Island, a man-made rock jetty with two distinct local estuarine habitats. The reserve provides educational services for school groups, interpretive services for the public and a field guide. Key species in the reserve include the hard clam, blue crab, flounder and loggerhead sea turtle. For additional information on the North Carolina Reserve, please visit: http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/nerr/reserves/nerrnorthcarolina.html

This division supports air quality programs of the Department of Energy at Research Triangle Park. Programs include modeling of pollutants and accidental releases into the atmosphere; field programs to verify transport and diffusion models; and development of chemistry and dynamics models. For further information on the Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division, please contact: http://www.epa.gov/asmdnerl/

Through a cooperative agreement and part of the National Ocean Service (NOS) State Advisor Program, the State Geodetic Coordinator is a State employee that serves as liaison between NOS and the host state. In this method, NOS helps guide and assist the State’s charting, geodetic and surveying programs through technical transfer. This program also provides assistance in planning and implementing Geographic/Land Information System (GIS/LIS) projects. Additional information on the National Geodetic Survey’s State Geodetic Advisor Program can be found at http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/ADVISORS/AdvisorsIndex.shtml

National Ocean Service
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
North Carolina Coastal Management Program

Lead Agency: North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Wetlands loss, coastal hazards, and the impacts of population growth and development are among the pressures confronted by the North Carolina coastal management program. The state ensures responsible development and the use of the coast by overseeing coastal activities. Setback laws keep property out of harm’s way during storms, and a prohibition on erosion structures keeps the beaches, vital for tourism, from starving.

Tourism, shipping, agriculture, forestry, and fishing are the state’s dominant coastal industries.

The Division of Coastal Management, within the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, is responsible for coastal program funding and administration. The governor-appointed Coastal Resources Commission adopts rules and policies for the program, and coastal counties develop local land use plans. For additional information on the North Carolina Coastal Management Program, please visit: http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/czm/czmnorthcarolina.html

Located in Wilmington, this National Weather Service office provides all the weather and flood warnings, daily forecasts, and meteorologic and hydrologic data for 14 counties, with a population of 796,000 residents, covering southeastern North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina. NWS data and products form a national information database and infrastructure which can be used by other government agencies, the private sector, media, the public and the global community. For additional information on the Wilmington Forecast Office, please visit: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/ilm/

The National Undersea Research Center (NURP) for the Southeastern United States and the Gulf of Mexico is located at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The Center conducts research in the South Atlantic Bight (North Carolina to Florida), Florida Keys, and Gulf of Mexico. Science initiatives addressed by the Center include research related to: hydrocarbon exploration and development, management of fisheries resources, conservation of the Florida Keys’ coral reefs, anthropogenic and natural processes that impact coastal resources (e.g. beach erosion), introduction of excess nutrients to nearshore habitats, detection of present global climate conditions through long-term monitoring, and assessment of past changes through geologic and paleoceanographic studies. For additional information on the NURP Center for the Southeastern United States and the Gulf of Mexico, please visit: http://www.uncwil.edu/nurc/

The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) is the collection center and custodian of all weather records of the United States including those obtained by the National Weather Service (NWS), the Air Force, Navy, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Coast Guard and volunteer cooperative observers. Additionally, cloud photography, sea surface temperatures, and other data obtained from environmental satellites are available from this center. NCDC also administers the World Data Center for Meteorology which provides for international data exchange. NCDC houses the world’s largest active archive of weather data. For additional information on the National Climatic Data Center, please visit: http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html

Located at the North Carolina State University in Raleigh, the North Carolina Sea Grant College Program molds the university functions of research, education and outreach into a program focused on the needs of agencies, people and businesses responsible for coastal and marine resources. Traditional philosophies of bringing new discoveries and knowledge to the public are the basis of our quest to build understanding and appreciation of the coastal ocean, wise use of its resources and better understanding and appreciation of its ecological bounty. For additional information, please visit: http://www.ncsu.edu/seagrant/

NOAA In North Carolina

I added all of these to the links database-Admin

National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office

Located at the Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University, this National Weather Service office provides all the weather and flood warnings, daily forecasts, and meteorologic and hydrologic data for 31 counties, with a population of 2.6 million residents, covering the northern Piedmont, northern and central Coastal Plain, and the Sandhills of North Carolina. NWS data and products form a national information database and infrastructure which can be used by other government agencies, the private sector, media, the public and the global community. For additional information on the Raleigh-Durham Forecast Office, please visit: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/

A field office of the Northeast Region’s Fishery Statistics Office(FSO), they are responsible for the collection, receipt and initial processing of fishery dependent data describing the commercial fisheries’ harvests and landings in the local area. This includes seafood dealer receipts of purchases from fishing vessels, biological samples of these landings and other information used by fishery managers and scientists in monitoring and assessing coastwide stocks of finfish and shellfish. They also provide liaison services with the local fishing industry and other constituents, as well as state marine fisheries agencies, and participate in surveys to better describe the northeast’s commercial fisheries. Further information concerning these collections and other activities of the FSO can be found at: http://www.nero.nmfs.gov/ro/doc/fso.htm

Established in 1899, the Center for Coastal Fisheries Habitat Research (CCFHR), part of the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), is the second oldest Federal marine laboratory. Located on Pivers Island in Beaufort, North Carolina, the Center’s primary mission is to provide managers with the information necessary to enhance and conserve living marine resources and the understanding of essential fish habitat. The lab conducts research in a number of areas including: estuarine processes, biological productivity in near shore and ocean ecosystems, dynamics of coastal and reef fisheries, estuarine habitat restoration, marine mammals, biological effects of contaminants, harmful algal blooms and the effects of anthropogenic and natural influences on resource productivity. Formerly, the National Marine Fisheries Service Beaufort Laboratory, the Center is jointly supported both by NOAA’s National Ocean Service and National Marine Fisheries Service For additional information on the CCFHR, please visit: http://shrimp.bea.nmfs.gov/labpage.html

The North Carolina reserve includes: Currituck Banks, a freshwater sound/ marsh area containing ocean beach, dunes, and maritime forest; Rachel Carson, with salt marshes, extensive mud flats, eelgrass beds, and dredge material areas; Masonboro Island, a pristine 14 kilometer barrier island/ sound complex; and Zeke’s Island, a man-made rock jetty with two distinct local estuarine habitats. The reserve provides educational services for school groups, interpretive services for the public and a field guide. Key species in the reserve include the hard clam, blue crab, flounder and loggerhead sea turtle. For additional information on the North Carolina Reserve, please visit: http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/nerr/reserves/nerrnorthcarolina.html

This division supports air quality programs of the Department of Energy at Research Triangle Park. Programs include modeling of pollutants and accidental releases into the atmosphere; field programs to verify transport and diffusion models; and development of chemistry and dynamics models. For further information on the Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division, please contact: http://www.epa.gov/asmdnerl/

Through a cooperative agreement and part of the National Ocean Service (NOS) State Advisor Program, the State Geodetic Coordinator is a State employee that serves as liaison between NOS and the host state. In this method, NOS helps guide and assist the State’s charting, geodetic and surveying programs through technical transfer. This program also provides assistance in planning and implementing Geographic/Land Information System (GIS/LIS) projects. Additional information on the National Geodetic Survey’s State Geodetic Advisor Program can be found at http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/ADVISORS/AdvisorsIndex.shtml

National Ocean Service
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
North Carolina Coastal Management Program

Lead Agency: North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Wetlands loss, coastal hazards, and the impacts of population growth and development are among the pressures confronted by the North Carolina coastal management program. The state ensures responsible development and the use of the coast by overseeing coastal activities. Setback laws keep property out of harm’s way during storms, and a prohibition on erosion structures keeps the beaches, vital for tourism, from starving.

Tourism, shipping, agriculture, forestry, and fishing are the state’s dominant coastal industries.

The Division of Coastal Management, within the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, is responsible for coastal program funding and administration. The governor-appointed Coastal Resources Commission adopts rules and policies for the program, and coastal counties develop local land use plans. For additional information on the North Carolina Coastal Management Program, please visit: http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/czm/czmnorthcarolina.html

Located in Wilmington, this National Weather Service office provides all the weather and flood warnings, daily forecasts, and meteorologic and hydrologic data for 14 counties, with a population of 796,000 residents, covering southeastern North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina. NWS data and products form a national information database and infrastructure which can be used by other government agencies, the private sector, media, the public and the global community. For additional information on the Wilmington Forecast Office, please visit: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/ilm/

The National Undersea Research Center (NURP) for the Southeastern United States and the Gulf of Mexico is located at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The Center conducts research in the South Atlantic Bight (North Carolina to Florida), Florida Keys, and Gulf of Mexico. Science initiatives addressed by the Center include research related to: hydrocarbon exploration and development, management of fisheries resources, conservation of the Florida Keys’ coral reefs, anthropogenic and natural processes that impact coastal resources (e.g. beach erosion), introduction of excess nutrients to nearshore habitats, detection of present global climate conditions through long-term monitoring, and assessment of past changes through geologic and paleoceanographic studies. For additional information on the NURP Center for the Southeastern United States and the Gulf of Mexico, please visit: http://www.uncwil.edu/nurc/

The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) is the collection center and custodian of all weather records of the United States including those obtained by the National Weather Service (NWS), the Air Force, Navy, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Coast Guard and volunteer cooperative observers. Additionally, cloud photography, sea surface temperatures, and other data obtained from environmental satellites are available from this center. NCDC also administers the World Data Center for Meteorology which provides for international data exchange. NCDC houses the world’s largest active archive of weather data. For additional information on the National Climatic Data Center, please visit: http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html

Located at the North Carolina State University in Raleigh, the North Carolina Sea Grant College Program molds the university functions of research, education and outreach into a program focused on the needs of agencies, people and businesses responsible for coastal and marine resources. Traditional philosophies of bringing new discoveries and knowledge to the public are the basis of our quest to build understanding and appreciation of the coastal ocean, wise use of its resources and better understanding and appreciation of its ecological bounty. For additional information, please visit: http://www.ncsu.edu/seagrant/