METOC EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What is NEP-oc?
naval enterprise oceanography, a web portal providing meteorology and oceanography products
from various METOC commands
What is POES?
polar operational environmental satellite
what does POES provide?
satellite imagery for the globe in a calendar day as it orbits pole to pole
What is GOES?
geostational operational environmental satellite
What does GOES do?
provides imagery over specific point orbiting the same rate as the earth
what is DMSP?
defense meteorological satellite program
what does DMSP do?
provides high resolution imagery
what is a swell wave?
a wave generated from a different source region
what is a warm Eddy?
circulaton of warm water surrounded by cooler water that develops from a gyre/current
3 factors that impact sound underwater?
, -temp
-pressure
-salinity
greatest impact on inderwater sound?
temperature
how does METOC support IDW mission?
exploits the environment to give tactical and strategic info to commanders
what is a wave period?
the time in seconds from wave crest to crest and trough to trough
what are the three propagation path?
-standard refraction
-sub refraction
-super refraction
-trapping
Which propagation path will give you farthest radar range/
trapping
Which propagation path with give you the shortest radar range?
sub refraction
what is small craft warning?
18-33kt
what is GALE warning?
34-4kts
COR 5
winds expected win 96hrs
100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What is NEP-oc?
naval enterprise oceanography, a web portal providing meteorology and oceanography products
from various METOC commands
What is POES?
polar operational environmental satellite
what does POES provide?
satellite imagery for the globe in a calendar day as it orbits pole to pole
What is GOES?
geostational operational environmental satellite
What does GOES do?
provides imagery over specific point orbiting the same rate as the earth
what is DMSP?
defense meteorological satellite program
what does DMSP do?
provides high resolution imagery
what is a swell wave?
a wave generated from a different source region
what is a warm Eddy?
circulaton of warm water surrounded by cooler water that develops from a gyre/current
3 factors that impact sound underwater?
, -temp
-pressure
-salinity
greatest impact on inderwater sound?
temperature
how does METOC support IDW mission?
exploits the environment to give tactical and strategic info to commanders
what is a wave period?
the time in seconds from wave crest to crest and trough to trough
what are the three propagation path?
-standard refraction
-sub refraction
-super refraction
-trapping
Which propagation path will give you farthest radar range/
trapping
Which propagation path with give you the shortest radar range?
sub refraction
what is small craft warning?
18-33kt
what is GALE warning?
34-4kts
COR 5
winds expected win 96hrs
