Naval Oceanography UNCLASSIFIED 1 Fleet Weather Center San Diego Prepared in support of conference entitled, “Mapping, Tracking, & Visualization from Harbors

Naval OceanographyNaval OceanographyUNCLASSIFIED

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Fleet Weather Center San DiegoFleet Weather Center San Diego

Prepared in support of conference entitled,“Mapping, Tracking, & Visualization from Harbors to

Deep Oceans26 Aug 2011


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Naval Oceanography OrganizationNaval Oceanography Organization

KNOWLEDGE-CENTRIC

Naval Oceanography

• ~$350M TOA

• 6 ships

• 1,200 military

• 1,300 civilians

Naval Special Warfare

ISR

Navigation

Precise Time and Astrometry

Fleet Operations

Maritime Operations

Aviation Operations

Fleet safety and near-term operational

readiness

National missions

Today’s Fight

Mine Warfare

Anti-Submarine Warfare

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MISSION SUPPORT PRIORITY


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Decision Superiority: Making better decisions faster than the adversary

Battlespace On DemandBattlespace On DemandLinking Forecasts to DecisionsLinking Forecasts to Decisions


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FWC, Norfolk

FWC, San Diego

FWC-SDFWC-N

FWC San Diego and FWC Norfolk AORsFWC San Diego and FWC Norfolk AORs

Fleet Weather Center San Diego has the Pacific and Indian Oceans AOR’s


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Maritime OperationsMaritime Operations

• Optimum Track Ship Routing- Hazardous weather advisories- Divert and sortie recommendations

• Joint Typhoon Warning Center- Pearl Harbor, Hawaii- Tropical cyclone forecasts for Pacific

and Indian Oceans

• Routine ship weather forecasts (WEAX)

• Aviation weather forecasts for ship-based helicopters (AVWX)


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Aviation OperationsAviation Operations

Core Aviation Weather Services

• Flight Route Weather Briefings via Web-based Flight Weather Briefer

• Severe weather warnings and advisories for Navy airfields

• Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts for Navy airfields


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Fleet OperationsFleet Operations

“Cradle to Grave” support to:

Onboard personnel work with reachback cells to determine:

• Optimum fleet maneuvers• Flight operations• Weapons loadout• Target selection

• Carrier Strike Group Commanders and ARG

• Joint and contingency operations worldwide

SGOT = 1 AGC, 3 forecasters, 4 asstMET = 1 forecaster, 1 asst


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CVN / LHD / LHA“Sensible Weather”

• Aviation Forecast• Maritime Forecast• Satellite Imagery• Upper Air Soundings• BTs• Obs

Tailored Mission Support TDAs:

NITES PC-IMAT AREPS TAWS

Strike Group Oceanography Strike Group Oceanography Teams (SGOTs)Teams (SGOTs)

Mission: Provide timely, comprehensive, and tactically relevant meteorological and oceanographic (METOC) products and services in direct support of Numbered Fleet / Navy Component Commanders, Assigned Units / Staff, and other U.S. and Joint / NATO/Coalition Forces as directed.


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Naval Oceanography ToolsNaval Oceanography Tools

Regional

Future

High resolution 3D forecast modelsGlobal

3D full physics forecast models

2D/3D rapidly placed coastal, riverine, and estuary modelsLocal


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Naval Oceanography ToolsNaval Oceanography Tools

Regional LocalGlobal

Historical Imagery

Tactical Imagery

Side Scan Sonar

Master Contact Database

Pd Radials (unaveraged for each grid point)

Pd Map

(averaged over 4nmi for each grid point)

Historical Imagery

Tactical Imagery

Side Scan Sonar

Master Contact Database

Pd Radials (unaveraged for each grid point)

Pd Map

(averaged over 4nmi for each grid point)

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Kuroshio

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BATemp: CTD section A - B

Warm core featureCold core feature

Collection Assets Annotated and Analyzed Imagery

Ocean Modeling Tactical Products


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Ship Routing Around Heavy SeasShip Routing Around Heavy Seas

For Demonstration Purposes Only

Divert track

Original track


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Joint Typhoon Warning CenterJoint Typhoon Warning Center

Routing Ships around typhoons in the Western Pacific


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Hazardous SeasHazardous Seas

AGULHAS

CURRENT

WESTWIND DRIFT

WESTWIND DRIFT

ROGUE WAVESROGUE WAVESCatastrophic ocean waves, otherwise known as "freak" or "rogue" waves, are towering waves that can measure 30 to 60 feet in height. While always UNEXPECTED, rogue waves tend to occur more often in particular areas, such as off the eastern coast of South Africa.


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Wavewatch III Global ModelWavewatch III Global Model


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Using Delft 3D Nearshore Model to Using Delft 3D Nearshore Model to Characterize Nearshore EnvironmentCharacterize Nearshore Environment


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Global Satellite ImageryGlobal Satellite Imagery


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Using Long Range Forecast Tools to Using Long Range Forecast Tools to Solve Operational ProblemsSolve Operational Problems


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Forecaster Tool KitForecaster Tool Kit

300MB Jet Stream and Vorticity


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Maritime Use of Google EarthMaritime Use of Google Earth

For Demonstration Purposes Only


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Naval Oceanography UNCLASSIFIED 1 Fleet Weather Center San Diego Prepared in support of conference entitled, “Mapping, Tracking, & Visualization from Harbors