meteorological and oceanographic

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meteorological and oceanographic

A term used to convey all meteorological (weather) and oceanographic (physical oceanography) factors as provided by Service components. These factors include the whole range of atmospheric and oceanographic phenomena, from the sub-bottom of the earth's oceans up to the space environment (space weather). Also called METOC.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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He won a WMO Research Award in 1970 and the President's Prize of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) in 1978.
Even as Uttarakhand is struggling to count the actual loss of human lives, Headlines Today has found out that an alarm was sounded out by ISRO's Mosdac (Meteorological and Oceanographic Satellite Data Archival Centre), a facility set up to promote the exchange of satellite data, on the day the disaster struck.
Even as Uttarakhand is struggling to count the actual loss of human lives, Headlines Today has found out that an alarm was sounded out by ISRO's Mosdac ( Meteorological and Oceanographic Satellite Data Archival Centre), a facility set up to promote the exchange of satellite data, on the day the disaster struck.
The Hebron GBS consists of reinforced concrete designed to withstand sea ice, icebergs and meteorological and oceanographic conditions.
It quoted a retired naval general as saying the naval METOC kept highly classified information such as mapping and charting publications of the meteorological and oceanographic battle environment.
collecting and relaying meteorological and oceanographic data around the
These models enable one to calculate temporal and spatial patterns of meteorological and oceanographic parameters that to a large extent follow the observed patterns.
Joint Publication 3-59, Joint Doctrine, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Meteorological and Oceanographic Operations, 23 March 1999, the only official doctrine for military weather operations available to this point, quite frankly is far too long in the tooth to be of much use.
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