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. FY2018 funding realigned to project unit (PU) 2341 METOC Data Acquisition from PU 2341 Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) Future Mission Capabilities (FMC) and Tactical Oceanography Capabilities (TOC)/Undersea Warfare (USW) and PE 0604218N (Air/Ocean Equipment Engineering) PU 2345. This is not a new Start FY2019 funding in this project is realigned to PU 3404 Tactical Environmental Support for follow-on efforts that will more fully transition tactical environmental technologies into Fleet operations, as well as address operational lessons learned from fielding of recently introduced technologies.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- aa6eb1a00e005254cc3fae4de0031669