Environmental Information for Naval Warfare

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Size: 218 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:2003

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Committee on Environmental Information for Naval Use, National Research Council
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Accurate and timely environmental information can provide a tactical advantage to U.S. naval forces during warfare. This report analyzes the current environmental information system used by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and recommends ways to address uncertainty and ...
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-11	(skim)
1. Introduction and Overview	12-33	(skim)
2. The Value of Environmental Information	34-52	(skim)
3. Nature of the Problem: Sources and Limitations of Metoc Knowledge	53-69	(skim)
4. Improving Environmental Information by Reducing Uncertainty	70-109	(skim)
5. Information Flow: Leveraging Network-Centric Concepts	110-123	(skim)
6. Moving Ahead	124-137	(skim)
References	138-140	(skim)
Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies	141-146	(skim)
Appendix B: The Role of Environmental Information in Naval Warfare	147-171	(skim)
Appendix C: Environmental Science and Technology Programs	172-194	(skim)
Appendix D: Acronyms	195-200	(skim)
Appendix E: Information-Gathering Activities of the Committee on Environmental Information for Naval Use	201-203	(skim)

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Accurate and timely environmental information can provide a tactical advantage to U.S. naval forces during warfare. This report analyzes the current environmental information system used by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and recommends ways to address uncertainty and leverage network-centric operating principles to enhance the value of environmental information.

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