Faced with a growing ocean research mission and aging, and sometimes functionally obsolete, ships, NOAA undertook a forward-looking evaluation of its ocean-going ship needs. To assess the next generation of NOAA ships, a three-phase process was initiated. Phase I identified the mission requirements from a user viewpoint; Phase II developed identifiable hull and instrumentation characteristics from these requirements; and Phase III examined these characteristics in light of vessels now in NOAA's fleet, and determined long-term strategies for implementing fleet modernization.


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    Title :

    NOAA's Ocean Fleet Modernization Study. Phase 1. Mission Requirements


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1990


    Size :

    288 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English