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Naval Meteorology Naval Meteorology and Oceanography and Oceanography (METOC) (METOC) C A P T B a r r y Do n o v an C A P T B a r r y Do n o v an International/Int eragency Division International/Int eragency Division Office of t he


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Naval Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) Naval Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC)

C A P T B a r r y Do n o v an

International/Int eragency Division Office of t he Oceanographer of t he Navy W eather Informat ion for Surface Transport at ion Sym posium 30 November 1999

C A P T B a r r y Do n o v an

International/Int eragency Division Office of t he Oceanographer of t he Navy W eather Informat ion for Surface Transport at ion Sym posium 30 November 1999

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N AVY M ETOC M ISSIO N N AVY M ETOC M ISSIO N N AVY M ETOC M ISSIO N

“PROVIDE THE WARFIGHTERS WITH “PROVIDE THE WARFIGHTERS WITH THE RIGHT METEOROLOGICAL AND THE RIGHT METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, OCEANOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, DELIVERED AT THE RIGHT TIME, DELIVERED AT THE RIGHT TIME, IN THE RIGHT FORMAT IN THE RIGHT FORMAT TO GIVE THEM THE TO GIVE THEM THE DECISIVE EDGE DECISIVE EDGE IN COMBAT.” IN COMBAT.”

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Three Primary Mission Three Primary Mission Areas Areas

  • Safety

Safety of the Fleet and the Navy Shore

  • f the Fleet and the Navy Shore

Establishment Establishment

  • Application of Meteorology and

Application of Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) to Oceanography (METOC) to

  • ptimizing performance
  • ptimizing performance of Navy
  • f Navy

Platforms, Weapons, and Sensors Platforms, Weapons, and Sensors

  • Application of Geospatial Information

Application of Geospatial Information and Services and Services (GI&S) (GI&S) and Precise and Precise Time and Astrometry Time and Astrometry (PTA (PTA) Data ) Data to Navigation, Communications, to Navigation, Communications, and Targeting and Targeting

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Mission Application Mission Application Mission Application

  • Oceanography
  • Am phibious / Special Operat ions
  • Acoust ics for ASW , Mine W arfare
  • Met eorology
  • The Navy’s W eat her Service
  • DoD Numerical W eat her Product s
  • Regional M ETOC Cent ers
  • Hydrography
  • Digital seafloor data
  • Support ing m apping,

chart ing and geodesy

  • Oceanography

Oceanography

  • Am phibious / Special Operat ions

Am phibious / Special Operat ions

  • Acoust ics for ASW , Mine W arfare

Acoust ics for ASW , Mine W arfare

  • Met eorology

Met eorology

  • The Navy’s W eat her Service

The Navy’s W eat her Service

  • DoD Numerical W eat her Product s

DoD Numerical W eat her Product s

  • Regional M ETOC Cent ers

Regional M ETOC Cent ers

  • Hydrography

Hydrography

  • Digital seafloor data

Digital seafloor data

  • Support ing m apping,

Support ing m apping, chart ing and geodesy chart ing and geodesy

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FY 99 ASSETS:

7 REGIONAL & PRODUCTION CENTERS 8 MILITARY SURVEY SHIPS 3074 TOTAL END STRENGTH

EXTENT OF NAVY METOC EXTENT OF NAVY METOC EXTENT OF NAVY METOC

Top of the Atmosphere Sea Floor

Global

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Navy Meteorological Navy Meteorological Models Models

COAMPS:

  • FNMOC nonhydrostatic regional model, < 9

km/L30

  • Globally relocatable; Data assimilation
  • Explicit moist physics; 0-72h guidance

COAMPS:

  • FNMOC nonhydrostatic regional model, < 9

km/L30

  • Globally relocatable; Data assimilation
  • Explicit moist physics; 0-72h guidance

NOGAPS:

  • Fleet Numerical Meteorology &

Oceanography Center (FNMOC) spectral model, T159/L24

  • Data assimilation; 0-10 day guidance
  • Provides boundary conditions for COAMPS

coarse mesh

NOGAPS:

  • Fleet Numerical Meteorology &

Oceanography Center (FNMOC) spectral model, T159/L24

  • Data assimilation; 0-10 day guidance
  • Provides boundary conditions for COAMPS

coarse mesh

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COAMPS COAMPS

  • Dev el o p ed b y th e Nav al Resear ch Lab o r atory
  • H igh resolut ion m eso scal e m o d e l
  • Can in t egr at e ocean an d at m osph er ic con dit ion s

to allow sur f ace f luxes of heat and m oist ur e t o exch an ge acr oss t h e air - ocean in t er f ace (“coupled” )

  • Can b e r u n w i th an y n u m b er of n est ed g r id s.
  • G r id size is det er m in ed by u ser s n eeds - G rids

can b e r elocat ed an yw h er e.

  • Dev el o p ed b y th e Nav al Resear ch Lab o r atory
  • H igh resolut ion m eso scal e m o d e l
  • Can in t egr at e ocean an d at m osph er ic con dit ion s

to allow sur f ace f luxes of heat and m oist ur e t o exch an ge acr oss t h e air - ocean in t er f ace (“coupled” )

  • Can b e r u n w i th an y n u m b er of n est ed g r id s.
  • G r id size is det er m in ed by u ser s n eeds - G rids

can b e r elocat ed an yw h er e.

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Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental Environmental Subsystem (NITES) 2000 Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental Environmental Subsystem (NITES) 2000

  • Nav y METOC i n f o r m at i o n st o r ag e an d m an ag em en t su i t e.
  • Ea c h N I TE S is a set of m et eor ology an d ocean ogr aph y f or ecast ,

dat abase, an d decision aids t ailor ed f or specif ic plat f or m s an d u ses,

  • Five var iant s exist t o suppor t a var iet y of oper at or s and plat f or m s:
  • ( 1) lar g e METOC f or ecast sit es
  • ( 2) com m an d an d con t r ol syst em s
  • ( 3) aviat ion f orecast sit es
  • ( 4) m obile users
  • ( 5) foreign milit ary users
  • Open syst em design w ill pr ovide com plet e int er oper abilit y w it h ot her

D o D , Fed er al, an d Allied com m an d an d con t r ol sy st em s con n ect ed t o t h e n ew Glob al C o m m a n d a n d Co n t r o l Sy st e m ( GCCS)

  • Nav y METOC i n f o r m at i o n st o r ag e an d m an ag em en t su i t e.
  • Ea c h N I TE S is a set of m et eor ology an d ocean ogr aph y f or ecast ,

dat abase, an d decision aids t ailor ed f or specif ic plat f or m s an d u ses,

  • Five var iant s exist t o suppor t a var iet y of oper at or s and plat f or m s:
  • ( 1) lar g e METOC f or ecast sit es
  • ( 2) com m an d an d con t r ol syst em s
  • ( 3) aviat ion f orecast sit es
  • ( 4) m obile users
  • ( 5) foreign milit ary users
  • Open syst em design w ill pr ovide com plet e int er oper abilit y w it h ot her

D o D , Fed er al, an d Allied com m an d an d con t r ol sy st em s con n ect ed t o t h e n ew Glob al C o m m a n d a n d Co n t r o l Sy st e m ( GCCS)

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A Scalable libr ar y of , pr edom in an t ly DI I CO E c o m p liant, M e teo r o l o g y an d Ocean o g r ap h y ap p l i cat i o n s, ser v i ces an d ser v er s t h at in clu d e d at a, f or ecast in g an d sen sor p er f or m an ce pr edict ion capabilit ies: Co llect , P r ocess, St or e & Au t om at ically Dist r ib u t e M ET O C D a ta

For e ca st t ools f or W x & Oce a n Co n d i t i o n s

Vi su al i ze Sensor Perf orm ance Predict ion b y m ak i n g G r aph ical, User - Fr ien d ly P ict ur es

EN H AN CE O P ER AT IO N AL D ECISIO N M AKIN G

A Scalable libr ar y of , pr edom in an t ly DI I CO E c o m p liant, M e teo r o l o g y an d Ocean o g r ap h y ap p l i cat i o n s, ser v i ces an d ser v er s t h at in clu d e d at a, f or ecast in g an d sen sor p er f or m an ce pr edict ion capabilit ies: Co llect , P r ocess, St or e & Au t om at ically Dist r ib u t e M ET O C D a ta

For e ca st t ools f or W x & Oce a n Co n d i t i o n s

Vi su al i ze Sensor Perf orm ance Predict ion b y m ak i n g G r aph ical, User - Fr ien d ly P ict ur es

EN H AN CE O P ER AT IO N AL D ECISIO N M AKIN G

NITES 2000 NITES 2000

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TACTICAL ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVER (TEDS) TACTICAL ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVER (TEDS)

  • Ce n te r p i e c e o f M ET OC d a t a m a n a g e m e n t for N IT E S
  • Recei v es an d st o r es o b ser v at i o n s, g r id d ed f o r ecast

m od el ou t p u t , an d sat ellit e im ag er y in a d y n am ic r eg ion al d at ab ase

  • T E D S is sep ar at e f r om m od els an d ap p licat ion s
  • Uses co m m o n ex t r act i o n /m e r ge r out ines f or all

applicat ions

  • Su p p or t s k n ow n Nav y clien t ap p licat ion s & m od els. Ca n

su p p or t ot h er u ser s’ ap p licat ion s & m od els as w ell

  • Ce n te r p i e c e o f M ET OC d a t a m a n a g e m e n t for N IT E S
  • Recei v es an d st o r es o b ser v at i o n s, g r id d ed f o r ecast

m od el ou t p u t , an d sat ellit e im ag er y in a d y n am ic r eg ion al d at ab ase

  • T E D S is sep ar at e f r om m od els an d ap p licat ion s
  • Uses co m m o n ex t r act i o n /m e r ge r out ines f or all

applicat ions

  • Su p p or t s k n ow n Nav y clien t ap p licat ion s & m od els. Ca n

su p p or t ot h er u ser s’ ap p licat ion s & m od els as w ell

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TEDS TEDS

TEDS DATA in clu des h ist or ical dat a ( w h at w as) w h ich is st or ed in f lat f iles and dynam ic dat a ( w hat is) w hich is st or ed in a r elat ional dat abase. Dynam ic d at a in clu d es air an d ocean m easu r em en t s, ob ser v at ion s, im ag er y an d sat ellit e dat a. G E O P H Y S ICS n u m e r ical m odels ar e r equir ed t o f ind cur r ent envir onm ent al valu es at p laces ot h er t h an at t h ose w h ich ar e d ir ect ly m easu r ed . TEDS u ses g lob al, r eg ion al an d local m od els. Glob al an d r eg ion al m od els ar e r u n

  • n su per com pu t er s an d m odel ou t pu t is im por t ed in t o t h e TEDS r elat ion al

dat abase. Local, high r esolut ion, m odels can be r un locally and st or ed in t he r elat ional dat abase. TEDS is t h e key d at a seg m en t of t h e Naval I n t eg r at ed Tact ical En v ir on m en t al Sy st em ( NI TES) 2 0 0 0 . NI TES 2 0 0 0 is a scalab le collect ion of applicat ion s an d ser vices w h ich pr ovide en vir on m en t al dat a, f or ecast in g, sen sor p er f or m an ce p r ed ict ion , an d m et eor olog y an d ocean og r ap h y capabilit ies. TEDS DATA in clu des h ist or ical dat a ( w h at w as) w h ich is st or ed in f lat f iles and dynam ic dat a ( w hat is) w hich is st or ed in a r elat ional dat abase. Dynam ic d at a in clu d es air an d ocean m easu r em en t s, ob ser v at ion s, im ag er y an d sat ellit e dat a. G E O P H Y S ICS n u m e r ical m odels ar e r equir ed t o f ind cur r ent envir onm ent al valu es at p laces ot h er t h an at t h ose w h ich ar e d ir ect ly m easu r ed . TEDS u ses g lob al, r eg ion al an d local m od els. Glob al an d r eg ion al m od els ar e r u n

  • n su per com pu t er s an d m odel ou t pu t is im por t ed in t o t h e TEDS r elat ion al

dat abase. Local, high r esolut ion, m odels can be r un locally and st or ed in t he r elat ional dat abase. TEDS is t h e key d at a seg m en t of t h e Naval I n t eg r at ed Tact ical En v ir on m en t al Sy st em ( NI TES) 2 0 0 0 . NI TES 2 0 0 0 is a scalab le collect ion of applicat ion s an d ser vices w h ich pr ovide en vir on m en t al dat a, f or ecast in g, sen sor p er f or m an ce p r ed ict ion , an d m et eor olog y an d ocean og r ap h y capabilit ies.

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P r ovides C om m on Access t o t h e Clim at ological, I n - Sit u an d Syn opt ic Dat ab ases U s e s Co m m o n Ex t ract ion/ Merge Rout ines f or all Applicat ions P r ovides C om m on Access t o t h e Clim at ological, I n - Sit u an d Syn opt ic Dat ab ases U s e s Co m m o n Ex t ract ion/ Merge Rout ines f or all Applicat ions

User Applications - Tactical Decision Aids

METOC Data Servers Regional Forecast/Analysis Models Ocean/Atmos Master Library, General Env Model Databases (Static) TEDS Databases (Dynamic)

LLT Obs. Grids Remotely Sensed RELATIONAL DATABASE RELATIONAL DATABASE

Imagery

& Products Text Obs.

Application Program Interfaces Application Program Interfaces

TEDS ARCHITECTURE TEDS ARCHITECTURE

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TEDS Performance Specs TEDS Performance Specs

P lat f or m s – HP, Su n an d NT Op er at in g Sy st em s

  • HPUX 1 0 . 2 0 ,
  • Solar is 2.7
  • NT 4.0

S i zes o f Cu r r en t T EDS DII CO E Se g m e n ts – M D D B V 8 8 . 5 MB M A D B V 2 M B – M D L L T

≥ 8 0 M B

M A L L T 8 M B – M D G R ID

≥ 8 0 M B

M A G R ID 1 4 M B – M D IM G

≥ 4 0 M B

M A IM G 1 1 M B – M D T X T

≥ 1 0 M B

M A T X T 2 M B P lat f or m s – HP, Su n an d NT Op er at in g Sy st em s

  • HPUX 1 0 . 2 0 ,
  • Solar is 2.7
  • NT 4.0

S i zes o f Cu r r en t T EDS DII CO E Se g m e n ts – M D D B V 8 8 . 5 MB M A D B V 2 M B – M D L L T

≥ 8 0 M B

M A L L T 8 M B – M D G R ID

≥ 8 0 M B

M A G R ID 1 4 M B – M D IM G

≥ 4 0 M B

M A IM G 1 1 M B – M D T X T

≥ 1 0 M B

M A T X T 2 M B

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METCAST METCAST

  • A com m u n icat ion syst em t o d ist r ib u t e in f or m at ion an d let

su b scr ib er s r eceiv e u p - t o- d at e d at a an d u p d at es.

  • I n f or m at ion can in clu de sat ellit e im ages, pr odu ct gr ids,
  • bser vat ion r epor t s, sof t w ar e u pdat es, pr esen t at ion s, dat a

sh e e ts, et c.

  • M ET CA ST c h a n n e l s c a n c o n t ain on e or sev er al

ch an n el s, each ch an n el w i t h o n e o r m o r e d o cu m en t s.

  • M ET CA ST c h a n n e l s y s tem i s co m p r i sed o f :

client s ( send r equest s t o ser ver ) ser ver ( t akes r equ est , par ses it , sen ds pr odu ct s) dat abase of pr odu ct s t o be deliver ed

  • A com m u n icat ion syst em t o d ist r ib u t e in f or m at ion an d let

su b scr ib er s r eceiv e u p - t o- d at e d at a an d u p d at es.

  • I n f or m at ion can in clu de sat ellit e im ages, pr odu ct gr ids,
  • bser vat ion r epor t s, sof t w ar e u pdat es, pr esen t at ion s, dat a

sh e e ts, et c.

  • M ET CA ST c h a n n e l s c a n c o n t ain on e or sev er al

ch an n el s, each ch an n el w i t h o n e o r m o r e d o cu m en t s.

  • M ET CA ST c h a n n e l s y s tem i s co m p r i sed o f :

client s ( send r equest s t o ser ver ) ser ver ( t akes r equ est , par ses it , sen ds pr odu ct s) dat abase of pr odu ct s t o be deliver ed

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WHERE HOW SCHEDULE

METCAST

WHAT REGISTER ANY PRODUCT

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SO WHAT? SO WHAT?

  • Bo ttom line is t hat t he U. S . Nav y d ev el o p s an d

d i ssem i n ates st ate o f t he ar t at m ospher ic m odels and pr oduct s, in suppor t of our m ission.

  • M an y of t h ese can b e u sed to su p p or t su r f ace

t ransport at ion as w ell.

  • W e a t the Navy w ill cont inue t o w or k w it h t he

N a t ional W e a ther Se r v i ce an d OFC M to m ak e these available f or sur f ace t r anspor t at ion pur poses, and look f or w ar d t o seeing t he d ev el o p m en ts t hat r esult f r om t his sym posium .

  • Bo ttom line is t hat t he U. S . Nav y d ev el o p s an d

d i ssem i n ates st ate o f t he ar t at m ospher ic m odels and pr oduct s, in suppor t of our m ission.

  • M an y of t h ese can b e u sed to su p p or t su r f ace

t ransport at ion as w ell.

  • W e a t the Navy w ill cont inue t o w or k w it h t he

N a t ional W e a ther Se r v i ce an d OFC M to m ak e these available f or sur f ace t r anspor t at ion pur poses, and look f or w ar d t o seeing t he d ev el o p m en ts t hat r esult f r om t his sym posium .