OCEAN SCIENCES
Abstract
Efforts include: The Ocean Sciences sub activity supports basic research in the ocean domain and the impact that this complex and changing environment has on naval operations. The effort encompasses research over a wide variety of regions, including the open ocean, Arctic, and littorals, and addresses scientific issues relevant to anti-submarine warfare (ASW) including acoustic propagation and the impact of acoustics on marine mammal behavior. The improved understanding of the ocean environment enables the development of fully coupled (ocean-atmosphere-wave-ice) global, regional and local predictive models that can be used for operational planning at tactical, strategic and climate scales. The program is strongly aligned with the Oceanographer of the Navy (N2/N6E) and the research topics addressed by this sub activity reflects the priorities for improved forecasts of the operational environment and the development and use of autonomous systems for the collection of environmental observations and continuing support to research vessels of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet for operations and maintenance that enable science at sea. Research performed under this Sub Activity includes efforts in the following areas: littoral geosciences and optics, marine mammals and biology, physical oceanography and prediction, and ocean acoustics. Accomplishments and plans described below are representative highlights from these efforts. Increase in 2016 is the result of initiation of several Department Research Initiatives in several oceanographic processes impact mission concerns. Decrease in 2017 is reflected by the decrease in investment in core Physical Oceanography. Funding increase in 2018 is the result of several increased research initiatives in the areas of Ocean Acoustics, Physical Oceanography Processes, Marine Mammals, and Littoral Geoscience and Optics. Accomplishments and plans described below are examples for each effort category.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 44f3eee6caf0f0abb2420d5435a00cde