Transition Support of Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) Technology to the Naval Oceanographic Office Warfare Support Center

The long-term goal of this research is to support the transition of METOC technology to the Naval Oceanographic Office Warfare Support Center. Specifically, this includes the methodology for assimilation and adaptive sampling of in-situ data, collected from gliders oceanographic and mobile acoustic sources acoustics, with fleet ocean and acoustic models, ultimately to be used by the fleet for improved system performance prediction. Also, this research seeks to refine, demonstrate and transition the probabilistic method for characterizing environmental acoustic uncertainty to the performance prediction methods used by the fleet and extend its application to AUVs and gliders which are suited to adaptive sampling of dynamical oceanography. The objectives of this effort are to i improve the capabilities of gliders for use in fleet tactical exercises, including the demonstration of a glider launch from a submarine, ii demonstrate the use of the glider as a data truck and with a towed array to characterize the ambient noise field and acoustic uncertainty provinces, iii continue development of the OMAS OASIS Mobile Acoustic Source insitu acoustic system with application to a submarine, and iv improve adaptive sampling tools and strategies that reduce uncertainty in ocean and acoustic models.