Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) Data Acquisition
Abstract
Efforts falling within the Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) Collections Project provide future scientific and technological warfighting capabilities that detect and continuously monitor environmental (atmospheric, sea surface, oceanographic and seabed) conditions throughout the battlespace. The Navy's mission continues to require focus on blue-water operations, littoral and deep-strike (inland) battlespaces. Each of these operating areas (and the transitions between them) has its own dynamic and complex environmental characteristics and behaviors that require modifying METOC Collections and associated sensing strategies and methodologies. Without reliable characterization of ocean and atmosphere in these operating areas, the Navy risks ineffective allocation and employment of warfighters and weapon systems, and the sensors that fully enable them. Fleet Naval METOC has updated the definition and structure of the METOC program along the lines of operational mission needs. This update focuses on the operational characteristics of Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) of METOC data and information. Identified efforts supporting METOC are realigned to projects and activities that align to the TCPED updated program structure.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 79dcf10fa8463bf97cced7e39cff4f32