Oceanography and mine warfare /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academy Press,
©2000.
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Table of Contents:
- The impact of oceanography on mine warfare
- Setting and description of the symposium
- Mine warfare: an overview
- History of mine warfare
- Mine classification
- Mine countermeasures
- Structure of mine countermeasure forces
- Mine warfare doctrine
- Future trends in mine warfare
- Oceanography and mine warfare
- Oceanography of the nearshore environment: the challenge for mine warfare
- The role of oceanography in mission planning, battlefield preparation, and mission success
- Support for mine warfare: information and systems
- Support for mine warfare: environmental science programs within the Office Of Naval Research
- Mine warfare and the ocean environment: mission influence, research issues, and future exploitation
- Oceanographic equivalence of naval depth ranges
- Atmospheric and meterological variability
- Bathymetry
- Currents and tides
- Optical properties
- Acoustics
- Seafloor bottom type
- Surf zone
- Role of the scientific community in mine warfare
- Environmental parameters and their importance to mine warfare
- Training issues
- Doctrine
- Challenges for mine warfare
- Summary of outcomes
- D. Wargame gamebook
- E. Environmental science programs within the Office Of Naval Research that support mine warfare
- F. Office of Naval Research programs to encourage research in areas of interest to naval operations
- G. Office of Naval Research program contact information.