An SERDP programme for monitoring and predicting ocean processes at a resolution sufficient to depict features such as fronts and eddies. It covers both deep and shallow water and uses a combination of numerical ocean models, remotely sensed data, and in situ data to develop ocean and ocean/atmosphere interface models aimed at predicting the natural variability of the global ocean system and its effect on short and long term climate variability. A major aspect of this research is to determine the origin of observed ocean anomalies and understand their dynamics using a combination of satellite data, an eddy–resolving global ocean model, and a comprehensive coastal model. This is an NRL programme whose principal investigators are Harley Hurlburt and Ken Ferer.