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METOC Flashcards

1
Q

What is POES?

A

Polar operational environmental satellite

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2
Q

What is GOES?

A

Geostationary operational environmental satellite

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3
Q

What are the 3 factors that impact underwater sound speed?

A
  • temperature
  • pressure
  • salinity
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4
Q

Describe COR-5

A

Destructive winds are expected within 96 hours

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5
Q

Where is FNMOC located?

A

Monterey, California

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6
Q

What propaganda path will give you the farthest radar ranges?

A

Trapping

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7
Q

What propaganda path will give you the shortest radar ranges?

A

Sub-fraction

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8
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What is TAWS?

A

Target acquisition weapon software

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9
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What does TAWS provide?

A
  • FLIR
  • Laser
  • IR Targeting
  • NBG
  • EO-TV
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10
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What is TDA?

A

Tactical decision aid

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11
Q

Give an example of TDA?

A

Hint ATG PW

  • AREPS
  • TAWS
  • WEBSAR
  • GFMPL
  • PC-IMAT
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12
Q

Which of the three has the greatest impact on the underwater sound speed?

A

Temperature

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13
Q

When is WEBSAR required to be utilized on board the ship

A

Man overboard

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14
Q

Where are the 2 Fleet Weather Centers located?

A
  • Norfolk

- San Diego

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15
Q

What is JTWC?

A

Joint typhoon warning center

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16
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Where is JTWC located?

A

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

17
Q

What is JTWC responsible for?

A

Issuing tropical cyclone warnings for the Pacific and Indian Ocean

18
Q

Explain thunderstorm condition 1

A

Imminent or within 1 hour/within 10 nautical miles

19
Q

Explain thunderstorm condition 2

A

Expect it within 6 hours/25 nautical miles

20
Q

What weather satellites does the SMQ – 11 collect data from?

A
  • DMSP
  • GFO
  • TIROS
  • TIROS-N
  • NOAA
  • SeaWIFS
21
Q

What is FST?

A

Fleet survey team

22
Q

What is bioluminescence?

A

Production and emission of light by a living organism

23
Q

HWDDC

What does it stand for?
Explain it.

A
  • hazardous weather detection and display capability
  • ships weather Doppler radar
  • takes info from the SPS-48
  • detects precipitation
24
Q

NITES

What does it stand for?
Explain it.

A
  • Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental System
  • laptops used in METOC, connected to the SIPR network
  • contains all of our TDAs
25
Q

What are the 2 main watches in METOC office?

A

FDO
• Forecast Duty Officer

  • determines METOC impacts to upcoming operations

AFDO
• Apprentice FDO

  • takes hourly weather observations, half hour weather observations during flight ops
  • responsible for running TDAs
    (AREPS, TAWS and WEBSAR)
26
Q

Three layers of the ocean?

A
  • mixed
  • deep
  • main thermocline
27
Q

Three breaker types?

A
  • spilling
  • surging
  • plunging
28
Q

Relative humidity

A

Amount of water vapor air can hold

29
Q

SET COR 5

30
Q

When is hurricane season?

A

June 1 through November 30

31
Q

Warfare directorates

A
  • strike law
  • USW
  • NSW
  • ASW
  • MIW
  • IW

IW BOARD QUESTIONS (4 decks)

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