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NOAA SCIENTISTS PARTICIPATE IN SNOW STUDY TO IMPROVE WATER, WEATHER AND CLIMATE FORECASTS For a second year, NOAA will join university students and scientists from five federal agencies in the Cold Land Processes Field Experiment in the Colorado Rockies to study snowpacks from the ground, air and space. The objectives of this experiment are to better understand water, weather and climate in cold land areas. CLPX will also assist in developing more effective remote sensing techniques to study and monitor the nation’s snow covered landscapes.

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NEWLY COMMISSIONED NOAA FISHING SURVEY VESSEL OSCAR ELTON SETTE NOW HOMEPORTED IN HONOLULU NOAA's newly commissioned ship, the OSCAR ELTON SETTE, will support the Honolulu Laboratory of NOAA Fisheries. The ship will continue the work of the recently decommissioned TOWNSEND CROMWELL in the waters of the central and western Pacific, assessing and protecting the region’s fisheries and living marine resources. Compared to its predecessor, the SETTE touts highly advanced navigation and research capabilities.

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NOAA’s PARTICIPATION IN RADIO AND INTERNET FOR THE COMMUNICATION OF HYDRO-METEOROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE RELATED INFORMATION PROGRAM NOAA’s participation in the RANET program paves a way for rural and resource-poor populations to access information, while improving the capacities of foreign meteorological and related services. One of the main challenges to enhancing the ability to plan and respond to climate fluctuations is access to relevant climate and weather information. Through its partners, the RANET program seeks to ensure the equitable access and distribution of climate and weather information for social and economic benefit.

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NOAA’s OIL SPILL RESPONSE AND RESTORATION EFFORTS The NOAA Office of Response and Restoration is the focal point for the agency’s oil spill preparedness, response and restoration efforts. NOAA provides the training, science, and on-the-ground assessment and restoration capabilities needed to protect the public’s resources and meets the pollution challenges facing coastal and marine environments — both domestically and internationally. Full Story Inside

NOAA’s NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER For more than a century, scientists at the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center have conducted cutting edge marine research and played leading roles in developing methods to model the population dynamics of commercially important marine species, the overall productivity and biodiversity of large marine ecosystems, and the distribution of highly migratory marine fishes and mammals. Full Story Inside

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