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U.S. Navy & Marine Corps Program

Hydrometeorology within the Navy Oceanography Program

Kurt A. NelsonJoint Meteorology & Oceanography Integration

Oceanographer of the Navy Staff

Prepared forOffice of the Federal Coordinator for

Meteorological Services and Supporting Research10 December, 2008

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Overview

• Navy’s Maritime Strategy• Navy Oceanography Mission• Capabilities• Summary

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Maritime Strategy “A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower”

• Six key tasks or strategic imperatives:– Regionally concentrated, forward-deployed task

forces to limit regional conflict– Deter major power war– Win our Nation’s wars as part of a joint campaign– Contribute to homeland defense in depth– Foster and sustain cooperative relationships with

more international partners– Prevent or mitigate disruptions or crises

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Maritime Strategy Implications for Naval Oceanography

• Warfighting readiness:– Environmental support globally– Leverage R&D initiatives to ensure warfighting benefits– Manage risk and understand uncertainty of predictions

• Partnership building– National and international relationships to advance common

national interests and global maritime security• Humanitarian assistance and disaster response

– Rapid and sustained non-combatant evacuations– Potential impacts of climate change on

natural disasters, social instability and regional crises

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Mission

• Resource, Requirements and Policy Advisor Navy’s Oceanography Program

– Oceanography– Meteorology– Hydrography– Geospatial Information and Services– Precise Time and Time Interval, and Astrometry

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Future Operational ViewBattlespace Sensing Fusion & Integration

REASPP

M2MTDAsTTs

COTPUSWDSS

REASPP

M2MTDAsTTs

COTPUSWDSS

Buoys/DriftersBuoys/Drifters

COMMSCOMMS Space METOCSensors

Space METOCSensors

GliderGliderUUVUUV

METMFMETMF

NAVONAVO

UAVUAV

DropsondesDropsondes

Bottom SensorsBottom Sensors

T-AGST-AGS

CSGCSG

TTSTTS

PUMAPUMA

FUSION:Reach Back Center

& Domain Authority

Data IngestQuality Control

ProcessingAssimilation

Nowcast ForecastDisseminationExpert Advice

FUSION:Reach Back Center

& Domain Authority

Data IngestQuality Control

ProcessingAssimilation

Nowcast ForecastDisseminationExpert Advice

COTPUSW DSS

COTPUSW DSS

ESGESG

TTSTTS

FNMOCFNMOC

REAREA

REAREA

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Fleet Sensed Data

Satellites

MSRC

BuoysBuoys

HSL/FST

Military Survey Ships

UUVs

Ocean Gliders

CHARTS

Buoys

Buoys

International Agreements

The Underpinning Capabilities

Tethered Vehicles

METMF (R)

METMF (R)NEXGEN

(circa 2012)

Expertise

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Sea Strike

Sea Shield

Sea Base

Joint Maritime Battlespace

Provide - Environmental UnderstandingAssure - Safety & Readiness FleetEnsure - Educated Decision-MakingEnable - Dominant Sea Power

Sea Shaping

…know the terrain and know theweather and your victory will be complete

Sun Tzu, The Art of War

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Summary

• Focus Collaboration on the Navy’s Maritime Strategy• Fully Understand the Physical Environment [Hydro-Meteorology]

– Collection, Analysis, Prediction, and Exploitation – Synoptic- to Micro- Scale Level Worldwide

• Support Joint Military Operations; Coordinate effort; Promote interaction; and Expand cooperation between:– Other Services– Other Federal Agencies– International Partners

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Points of Contact

Naval Oceanographic Office

Littoral & Riverine Operations Mr. Bruce Gomes Coastal Prediction DivisionBruce.gomes@navy.mil 228-688-4837

Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP)Mr. Ken Grembowicz Marine Optics Division Kenneth.grembowicz@navy.mil 228-688-5675