Figure 2-6.—OPARS input screen.
Data Request Products (DRPs) contain various
computer-generated environmental information that is
produced by the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and
Oceanography Command (FNMOC) at Monterey.
DRP products are usually requested only when locally
produced environmental products are unobtainable.
DRP products can be ordered via AUTODIN message
or by telephone. AUTODIN requests are normally sent
to the nearest regional center where the information is
encoded in a special format and then retransmitted to
FNMOC for processing. The collective address
designator (CAD) OCEANO WEST or OCEANO EAST
is used for all AUTODIN requests. Complete
instructions for ordering DRP information as well as a
breakdown of each product output can be found in the
DRP User Manual, FLENUMETOCCEN P-3146, and
the United States Navy Meteorological and
Oceanographic Support System Manual,
NAVMETOCCOMINST 3140.1. The DRP Manual
can be downloaded from the FNMOC website. Figure
2-7 is an example of an AUTODIN DRP request
message.
O 311345Z AUG 98
FM USS NEVERDOCK
TO OCEANO WEST
BT
C O N F I D E N T I A L //N03140/ /
SUBJ: PRODUCT REQUEST (U)
1. Classification: Confidential
2. Product: BTXT
3. Time Period: 0000Z 02 SEP
4. Required NLT: 010600Z SEP 98
5. Area: 24.0N 141.0E, 22.0N 139.0E
6. Output: English
DECL/05 DEC 98
BT
Figure 2-7.—Sample AUTODIN DRP request message.
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