Collaborative Research Projects in Support of FNMOC Operational Mission

LONG-TERM GOAL. Support applied research at FNMOC with NPS collaborative Master Thesis projects. OBJECTIVES This report describes the two collaborative theses in the Department of Meteorology supported by this project last year. They include testing the new FNMOC product, METCAST by LCDR Brian Conan and improved visualization of FNMOC products using Joint METOC Viewer (JMV) by LT Keith Barto. APPROACH. This umbrella effort funds collaborative research projects by NPS Meteorology Department faculty and students and by FNMOC personnel. The specific projects supported under this proposal were developed by mutual agreement between a NPS thesis student, a NPS-Meteorology faculty member (Thesis Advisor) and a FNMOC employee with whom the NPS personnel will collaborate. Projects are approved by the Chairman of the NPS Meteorology Department and by the FNMOC Technical Director. This report will describe the NPS theses completed or in progress during FY1999 under this project. All of the theses completed under this effort during FY97, FY98 and FY99 are listed in the references.