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METOC 2018 Flashcards

METOC

1
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What is the mission of Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (METOC) with respects to Fleet Operations?

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Provide timely, comprehensive and tactically relevant METOC

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Discuss the importance of timely and accurate hazardous and destructive weather warnings to Fleet Operations?

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Ensure the safe navigation of assets and personnel

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Describe FNMOC’s role within METOC community?

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Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center.

Navy Numerical Models hub and tailored support product 24/7

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What does TDA stand for?

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Tactical Decision Aids

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What does AREPS stand for?

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Advance Refractive Effects Prediction System

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What does TAWS stand for?

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Target Acquisition Weapon Software

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What does WEBSAR mean?

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Web-based search and rescue

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What are the four types of EM/Radar Propagation paths?

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  1. Normal
  2. Super refraction
  3. Sub refraction
  4. Trapping
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Which TDA is used to analyze the effects of the terrain and atmospheric conditions on EM energy?

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AREPS

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Which TDA provides FLIR, TV, Laser, and IR targeting ranges based on environmental conditions?

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TAWS

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Which TDA generates probability maps, search recommendation and reports environmental conditions using FNMOC environmental data?

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WEBSAR

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Which TDA helps analyze the effects of the oceans’s properties (temperature, pressure,, & salinity) on acoustic propagation?

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PC-IMAT

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13
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Where are the two Fleet Weather Centers?

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Norfolk

San Diego (NASNI)

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What does JTWC stand for?

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Joint Typhoon Warning Center

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What do JTWC provides?

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Potential tropical cyclone development in the Pacific and Indian Oceans

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What does OTSR stand for?

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Optimum Track Ship Routing

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What is the role of OTSR?

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Primary mission is safety

used to minimize the risk of damage from extra-tropical storms, high winds/seas, and sea ice.

18
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What services do OTSR provide?

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Weather advisory; divert recommendations, delay sail recommendations and preliminary route recommendations

19
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Small Craft

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Winds 18-33 Knots

20
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Gale Warning

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Winds 34-47 Knots

21
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Thunderstorm Watch (T2)

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Thunderstorms within 25 Nautical Miles

expected within 6 hours

22
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Thunderstorm Watch (T1)

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Thunderstorms within 10 Nautical Miles

expected within 1 hour

23
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What does HWDDC stand for?

A

Hazardous Weather Detection and Display Capability

24
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Explain the function of the HWDDC?

A

weather radar processor

uses Ship’s SPS-48 radar system

EIWS 2018 (11 decks)

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