Book 1, Section 114

Front 1

How does Navy Oceanography support the IW mission

Back 1

Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command METOC, Bathymetry and Hydrography, Precise Time and Astrometry, products and services that enable effective decision-making by Naval and Joint forces, and security cooperation.

Front 2

Discuss the various types of METOC products available through the Navy Oceanography Portal (NOP) Oceanography webpage

Back 2

Products related to time, Earth, Orientation,Astronomy, and Oceanography are available.

Front 3

Discuss the capabilities of the following environmental satellites:

GOES

Back 3

Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite: Used for short term forecasting.

Front 4

Discuss the capabilities of the following environmental satellites:

POES

Back 4

Polar Operational Environmental Satellite: Pole to Pole orbit providing a broad range of environmental monitoring applications.

Front 5

Discuss the capabilities of the following environmental satellites:

DMSP

Back 5

Defense Meteorological Satellite Program: Low orbiting seeing features such as clouds, water, snow, fire, and pollution.

Front 6

Discuss the capabilities of the following environmental satellites:

NPOESS

Back 6

National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System: Circles earth every 100 minuets providing global coverage.

Front 7

Discuss the capabilities of the following environmental satellites:

TRMM

Back 7

Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: Measure rainfall and the heat release associated with rainfall.

Front 8

Define the following meteorological terms and elements:

Wind direction/speed

Back 8

The average direction from which the wind is blowing during a specific period.

Front 9

Define the following meteorological terms and elements:

Temperature

Ambient Air

Wind Chill

Back 9

Temperature: Ammount of heat in a substance

Ambient Air: Air around you

Wind Chill: Preceived Temperature

Front 10

Define the following meteorological terms and elements:

Heat Stress

Precipitation

Relative Humidity

Back 10

Heat Stress: Effect of excessive heat on the body

Precipitation: Water pulled down by gravity

Relative Humidity: Ammout of water vapor in air.

Front 11

Define the following meteorological terms and elements:

Sky Condition

Atmospheric Pressure

Air Mass

Back 11

Sky Condition: Cloud Cover

Atmospheric Pressure: Weight of air

Air Mass: Large volume of air defined by its temperature and water vapor content.

Front 12

Define the following meteorological terms and elements:

Cold/Warm/Occluded Front

Back 12

Cold Front: Leading edge of a cooler mass of air

Warm Front: Leading edge of a warm mass of air

Occluded Front: Happens during cyclogensis whe when a cold front and warm front meets an the warm air is separated.

Front 13

Define the following meteorological terms and elements:

Restricted Visibility

Fog

Back 13

Restricted Visibility: Visibility is ristricted

Fog: Collection of water droplets suspended in the air near the earths surface

Front 14

Define the following meteorological terms and elements:

Sunrise/Sunset

Moonrise/Moonset

Lunar Illumination

Back 14

Sunrise/Sunset: time when sun rises/sets

Moonrise/Moonset: time wen moon rises/sets

Lunar Illumination: Illumination of the moon by the sun.

Front 15

Define the following meteorological terms and elements:

Tropical cyclones

Back 15

Tropical cyclones: 33 knots or less

Front 16

Define the following meteorological terms and elements:

Tornado

Back 16

Tornado: Vortex of rapidly moving air

Front 17

Discuss the following effects of weather on military operations:

Visibility

Precipitation

Back 17

Impacts ability to carry out tactical plan and reduces equipment effectiveness.

Impacts missions and personnel on ground. degrades IR systems (RADAR)

Front 18

Discuss the following effects of weather on military operations:

Winds

Cloud Cover

Temperature/Humidity

Back 18

1. Flight/Helo/Refueling Operations

2. High flying recon missions, satellite/strike Ops

3. Personnel/Air Ops/NBC Ops

Front 19

Define/discuss the following oceanographic terms and elements:

Ocean Eddies

Back 19

Ocean Eddies: Rotating masses of water that have broken off from strong fronts.

Cold/Warm Eddies

Front 20

Define/discuss the following oceanographic terms and elements:

Bathythermograph (BT)

Back 20

Bathythermograph (BT): Instrument used to measure subsurface water temperatures

Front 21

Define/discuss the following oceanographic terms and elements:

Bioluminescence

Back 21

Light given off by living creatures in the water

Front 22

Define/discuss the following oceanographic terms and elements:

Sea wave

Back 22

Waves that have been created by local wind.

Front 23

Define/discuss the following oceanographic terms and elements:

Wave period

Back 23

Wave period: The time interval between successive wave crests measured in seconds.

Front 24

Define/discuss the following oceanographic terms and elements:

SST

Back 24

SST: Sea surface temperature

Front 25

Define/discuss the following oceanographic terms and elements:

Tides

Back 25

Tides: Rise and fall of sea levels.

Ebb: Water level is decreasing

Flow: Water level is rising

High: Point water is highest

Low: Point water is the lowest

Front 26

Define/discuss the following oceanographic terms and elements:

Currents

Back 26

Open Ocean: Off shore currents

Littoral: Flow parallel to the beach

Rip: Formed when opposing offshore currents bends sections of a littoral current seaward.

Hint 26

3 types

Front 27

Define/discuss the following oceanographic terms and elements:

Surf Zone

Back 27

the water up-rush on the shore to the most seaward breaker.

Front 28

Define/discuss the following oceanographic terms and elements:

Breaker Types

Back 28

Spilling: Occur with gentle, shallow, and flat beach slopes. Water at the crest of a wave may create foam as it spills down.

Plunging: Occur with a moderate to steep bottom. Crest of wave forms tube.

Surging: only with steep beach slope. Apperance that water is rising and falling

Front 29

Define/discuss the following oceanographic terms and elements:

Ocean Fronts

Back 29

Separate water masses of different densities.

Front 30

Define/discuss the following oceanographic terms and elements:

Ocean bottom

Back 30

Consist of Topography and Composition

Topography: Physical characteristis of ocean bottom.

Composition: Make-up of the ocean bottom.

Front 31

Discuss how the ocean surface, subsurface and littoral, impacts the environment to operations

Back 31

Ocean Surface: Sea waves, Tidal Changes, SST

Sub-Surface: Fronts and Eddies, Sea life, Thermal layers

Littoral regions: Beach composition, drifiting

Front 32

Describe the following thermal layers within the ocean:

Mixed layer

Thermocline

Deep layer

Back 32

Mixed layer: upper most layer, warmer, surface to about 450 Meters.

Thermocline: Middle layer, rapid decrease in water temperature.

Deep layer: Bottom layer of water, less than 40 degrees.

Front 33

Discuss the effects and significance of the following parameters on the transmission of sound in seawater:

Temperature

Pressure

Salinity

Back 33

Temperature: Sound speed decreases at lower temperatures and increases at higher.

Pressure: Sound speed increases with pressure.

Salinity: Effects sound speed especially in shallow water.

Front 34

Discuss the basic relationship of METOC to Geospatial Intelligence.

Back 34

METOC data is considered an intelligence layer of GEOINT.

Front 35

Describe the impacts of environmental conditions to the following warfare areas:

ASW

Back 35

Affect submarine operations. Currents, mine drifting, noise level, masses, eddies, fronts, waves

Front 36

Describe the impacts of environmental conditions to the following warfare areas:

NSW

Back 36

Affects troop movement, Terrain, Helo OPS, Ingress and Egress

Front 37

Describe the impacts of environmental conditions to the following warfare areas:

Mine Warefare

Back 37

Affects ability to conduct Mine Warfare. Currents, Mine drift, bottom comopsition.

Front 38

Describe the impacts of environmental conditions to the following warfare areas:

Air Defense operations

Back 38

Ceilings, winds, visibility,and temperature affect Air Defense Operations

Front 39

Describe the impacts of environmental conditions to the following warfare areas:

IW

Back 39

Affect the ability to provide as much INTEL to key decision makers.

Front 40

Describe the impacts of environmental conditions to the following warfare areas:

Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief

Back 40

Affects the ability to properly prioritize relief needs

Front 41

Describe the impacts of environmental conditions to the following warfare areas:

Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Warefare

Back 41

Weather and terrain must be examined prior to use of CBR agents.

Front 42

Describe the impacts of environmental conditions to the following warfare areas:

SW

Back 42

Weapon utilization, flights, targeting and Climatological assessments.

Front 43

Discuss the effects that the following atmospheric conditions can have on the electromagnetic propagation of a radar beam:

Standard refraction

Back 43

Standard refraction: Refraction that takes place in idealized atmosphere.

Front 44

Describe the criteria and weather conditions associated with each of the following warnings and how they will impact operations at your station:

Small Craft

Back 44

Small Craft: 33 Knots or less

Front 45

Describe the criteria and weather conditions associated with each of the following warnings and how they will impact operations at your station:

Local wind advisory

Back 45

Winds exceeding 25mph

Front 46

Describe the criteria and weather conditions associated with each of the following warnings and how they will impact operations at your station:

Severe thunderstorm/tornado

Thunderstorm

Back 46

Expect high winds, hail, thunder within 10 NM. Take immediate safety precautions and shelter.

Front 47

Describe the criteria and weather conditions associated with each of the following warnings and how they will impact operations at your station:

Hurricane/Typhoon

Back 47

Warning that sustained wind will be 64 Knots or greater.

Front 48

Describe the criteria and weather conditions associated with each of the following warnings and how they will impact operations at your station:

Extreme Temperature

Back 48

Heat Index and Wind Chills are reflected in all forecasts/advisories until the likelihood ceases.

Front 49

Describe the criteria and weather conditions associated with each of the following warnings and how they will impact operations at your station:

Heavy snow

Back 49

Heavy snow: Moderate to heavy snow 6 inches or more in 12 hours.

Front 50

Describe the criteria and weather conditions associated with each of the following warnings and how they will impact operations at your station:

Tsunami

Back 50

Tsunami: Issued by Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, when earthquake meets criteria for generation of a tsunami.

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Front 51

Discuss the following Tropical Cyclone Conditions of Readiness (COR) and who sets them

Back 51

Expected start of destructive winds 50 knots or more.

COR V: Within 96 hours

COR IV: Within 72 hours

COR III: Within 48 hours

COR II: Within 24 hours

COR I: Within 12 hours

Front 52

Discuss the following astronomical data types:

Nautical Almanac

Back 52

Provides USN with convenient form of astronomical data used for celestial navigation.

Hourly angle and declination of sun, moon, and navigational planets

Front 53

Discuss the following astronomical data types:

Astronomical Almanac

Back 53

Contains a wide variety of both technical and general astronomical information supplied by many scientist from around the world

Front 54

Define the following meteorological terms andelements:

Tropical Storm

Back 54

Tropical Storm: 34 to 63 knots

Front 55

Define the following meteorological terms andelements:

Hurricane

Back 55

Hurricane: 64 knots orgreater

Front 56

Define the following meteorological terms andelements:

Funnel Cloud

Back 56

Funnel Cloud: Vortexof water vapor or and air spinning at high velocity

Front 57

Define/discuss the following oceanographicterms and elements:

Wave Height

Back 57

Vertical distance fromthe top of the crest to the bottom of the trough.

Front 58

Define/discuss the following oceanographicterms and elements:

Swell wave

Back 58

Swell wave: Seas thathave moved out and away from the area in which they were formed.

Front 59

Discuss the effects that the followingatmospheric conditions can have on the electromagnetic propagation of a radarbeam:

Super refraction

Back 59

Super refraction: RADAR beam bends towardground instead of continuing upward.

Front 60

Discuss the effects that the followingatmospheric conditions can have on the electromagnetic propagation of a radarbeam:

Sub-refract

Back 60

Sub-refract: Causes the RADAR to overshoottargets that are normally detected.

Front 61

Discuss the effects that the followingatmospheric conditions can have on the electromagnetic propagation of a radarbeam:

Trapping

Back 61

Trapping: ExtendsRADAR range by trapping beam in layer.

Front 62

Describe thecriteria and weather conditions associated with each of the following warningsand how they will impact operations at your station:

Gale

Back 62

Gale: 34 to 47 knots

Front 63

Describe thecriteria and weather conditions associated with each of the following warningsand how they will impact operations at your station:

Storm

Back 63

Storm: 48 knots ormore

Front 64

Describe the criteria and weather conditionsassociated with each of the following warnings and how they will impactoperations at your station:

High seas

Back 64

High seas: Warning issuedevery 12 month when waves are more than 12 feet

Front 65

Describe the criteria and weather conditionsassociated with each of the following warnings and how they will impactoperations at your station:

Flash flood

Back 65

Flash flood: rapid flooding for low lyingareas.

Front 66

Describe the criteria and weather conditionsassociated with each of the following warnings and how they will impactoperations at your station:

Hazardous surf

Back 66

Hazardous surf: Whenwaves are large enough to cause damage to property or people.

Front 67

Describe the criteria and weather conditionsassociated with each of the following warnings and how they will impactoperations at your station:

Earthquake

Back 67

Earthquake: No advancewarning. Warning system consist of alarms while in progress.