Climate information can be used as guidance for a range of weather-dependent operations. This module summarizes the Climate Analysis Process, a series of steps for determining which climatological products and data will be most useful for a specified application. The Climate Analysis Process is followed in the context of preparing a climatological brief for a ship deployment across multiple ocean basins. Though the focus is on Department of Defense data sources, including the Advanced Climate Analysis and Forecasting (ACAF) system, information on other sources is also provided. Products from the various sources are used to assemble a final climatological brief relevant to naval operations.
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After completing the content, the learner will be able to:
- Describe climatology and its use and limitations for operations
- Identify the products available to Navy users and methods of representing climatic elements
- Summarize different types of climatological information, including products available through the Advanced Climate Analysis and Forecasting (ACAF) system (accessible to DoD users only)
- Develop a climatological brief containing the necessary elements for naval operations
climate, weather, operations, timescale, normals, deviations, long-range outlooks, climatology, prediction, teleconnections, Climate Analysis Process, climate information request, physical setting, deployment, brief, ACAF, 14th Weather Squadron, Forecaster Handbooks, Port Studies, Navy, oceanography
