ALLIED JOINT DOCTRINE FOR METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC SUPPORT TO JOINT FORCES (ED A@ Ver 1; To obtain please contact your national Defense Standardization Office or the NATO Standardization Office website: http:/ so.nato.int so@ Phone: +32 (0)2 – 707
Purpose The purpose of this publication is to characterize@ in general terms@ the role of accurate and timely meteorological and oceanographic (METOC) to support NATO operations and missions. This support can be tailored to the specific requirements of the commander??s missions@ and those of his operational units?? tasks@ weapons@ sensors and systems. This publication stipulates NATO METOC support doctrine for joint forces operating across the full spectrum of NATO led-activities.