A Special Report on Oceanographic Program Planning for the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Development.
Abstract
No matter what else the ten year program in oceanography does for the Navy, it must support the development and operational use of naval warfare systems. Yet, recently it has not done this, since system requirements have not become evident until late in the development process. It is perfectly obvious now, however, that oceanography must be harmonized with system development to improve the efficiency of decisions in both programs. Management of the Navy's oceanographic program is much like management of the ASW program: it is made difficult by the fact that it is not one, but many, programs spread throughout the research and development and operational areas of the Navy. Yet in this diversity there would be strength, if it were possible to find a logical framework for oceanographic program planning which would ensure the timely solution of system development and operational problems. Although the oceanographic program cuts across both Office and Bureau lines, it should be adaptable to integrated program planning if the essential step of delineating oceanographic requirements is accomplished--either beforehand or as an integral part of the total program planning effort. The present report on oceanographic program planning is concerned with the problem of oceanographic requirements for ASW systems and operations. It presents a new approach to looking at oceanographic requirements by considering the ASW systems, the operational decision criteria applicable to these systems, and the oceanographic data requirements pertinent to the operational decision criteria.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- ADA036610