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| Explain FNMOC's role within the METOC Community. |
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Definition
| To produce and deliver weather, ocean and climate information for Fleet Safety, Warfighting Effectiveness, and National Defense. |
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| Discuss predictions models that FNMOC produces in support of the war fighter NOGAPS. |
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NAVGEM-Navy Global Environment Model.
-Global
-0.5 degree resolution
-runs 4X's daily out to 180 hrs |
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Term
| List the available COAMPS regions. |
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Definition
EPAC-Eastern Pacific
WPAC-Western Pacific
WLANT-Western Atlantic
Europe
Black Sea |
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Term
| What procedures are used for obtaining Naval Climatology support for the war fighter. |
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Definition
| Data is requested from the Naval Oceanographic Portal and routed to the CLIMATOLOGY DEPARTMENT located at FNMOC in Monterey CA. |
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Tactical Decision Aid
-AREPS |
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Definition
| Advanced Refractive Effects Prediction System |
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Tactical Decision Aid
-TAWS |
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Definition
| Target Acquisition Weather Software |
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Tactical Decision Aid
-WEBSAR |
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Definition
| Web-based Search and Rescue |
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Tactical Decision Aid
-OPARS |
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Definition
| Optimum Path Aircraft Routing System |
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Tactical Decision Aid
-MMOS |
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Term
| Explain SUBNOTE produced by FNMOC. |
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Definition
| A message that dictates the movement, speed, operating depths and communication schedules for an individual submarine. |
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Term
| Explain SUBWEAX produced by FNMOC. |
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Definition
| A forecast message in support of submarine operations. |
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Term
| Explain the role of a submarine authority officer (SUBAPAUTH). |
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Definition
| They write and release SUBNOTE messages that direct the movement and operations of a submarine. |
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Term
| Where are SUBOPAUTH's located? |
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Definition
2 in Norfolk
2 in Yokosuka
Naples
Pearl Harbor |
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Term
| Which Naval instruction determines METOC operational impacts to submarines |
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Definition
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Term
| Describe submarine moving havens and how they pertain to SUBWEAX forecasting. |
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| An area of water a submarine can operate within while transiting or 'on station'. They are essential to determining forecasting locations. |
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| Discuss prediction models that FNMOC produces in support of the war fighter COAMPS. |
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Definition
Coupled Ocean/Atmosphere
-Mesoscale Prediction System
-Regional
-High Resolution
-runs 4X's daily out to 72 hours
-boundary conditions derived from NOGAPS
-incorporates terrain |
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| Discuss prediction models that FNMOC produces in support of the war fighter GFDN. |
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Definition
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Navy
-Hurricane model
-tropical cyclone model
-conditions derived from NOGAPS |
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| Discuss prediction models that FNMOC produces in support of the war fighter EFS. |
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Ensemble Forecast Systems
-runs 2X's daily out to 240 hours
-incorporates 20 separate NOGAPS runs |
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| Discuss prediction models that FNMOC produces in support of the war fighter NAAPS. |
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Navy Aerosol Analysis and Prediction System
-uses Dust Model
-feeds Target Acquisition Weapons Software
-Driven by NOGAPS |
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| Discuss prediction models that FNMOC produces in support of the war fighter STRATO. |
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Definition
Stratospheric Forecast System
-High Altitude model |
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