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| Explain FNMOCs role in the METOC community |
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Definition
| To produce and deliver weather, ocean and climate information for Fleet Safety, War-fighting Effectiveness, and National Defense. |
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| Discuss prediction models that FNMOC produces in support of the war fighter - NOGAPS |
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Definition
Navy Global Environmental Model (NAVGEM)
-Is global
-has .5 degree resolution
-runs 4x a day and extends out 180hrs |
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| List some available COAMPS regions. |
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Definition
-EPAC
-WPAC
-WLANT
-EUROPE
-WAFRICA
-CENTCOM
-IO
-SWA (SW Asia)
-BLACK SEA
-NWPAC
-SOCAL
-SOMALIA
-HAWAII
-USEAST
-KOREA |
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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 through the NOP and routed to the CLIMATOLOGY DEPT. locaed at FNMOC, in Monterrey CA. |
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Term
| Name the TDAs the FNMOC offers as ReachBack support. |
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Definition
-AREPS
-TAWS
-WEBSAR
-OPARS
-MMOS |
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| FNMOC produces a SUBNOTE. What is it? |
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Definition
| A direction sent by he Task Force Commander that dictates the movement, speed, op depths, comms scheduals etc, for an individual submarine. (aka Sub MOVREP) |
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| FNMOC produces a SUBWEAX. What is it? |
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Definition
| A forecast message for the submarine. |
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| What is the role of a submarine authority officer (SUBOPAUTH) and where are they located? |
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Definition
They write/release SUBNOTE messages.
Located:
-COMSUBFOR/CTF 24 - Norfolk
-CTF 46 - Norfolk
-CTF 69 - Naples, IT
-CTF 54 - Yokosuka
-CTF 74 - Yokosuka
-CTF 34.4 - Pearl Harbor |
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| What is the a Naval Instruction that determines METOC operational impacts for subs? |
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| Discuss classification procedures for a SUBWEAX message. |
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Definition
-the classification of the previous message
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-by direction of the SUBOPAUTH/Staff Oceanographer |
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| Discuss submarine moving havens and how they pertain to sub forecasting. |
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Definition
| A moving haven is an area of water given to a sub to operate within while transiting or while on station. |
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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 (COAMPS)
-High resolution
-runs 4x a day and extends out 72hrs
-boundary conditions derived from NOGAPS
-terrain is incorporated. |
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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/trop. 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 (EFS)
-runs 2x a day and extends out 240hrs
-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 (NAPPS)
-only operational aerosol (dust) model
-Feeds TAWS 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 (STRATO)
-Is a high altitude model |
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