Ten Guidelines for the Simulation of Weather-Sensitive Military Operations: Weather and Warplanes. II,

Abstract

The report presents directions for quantifying the value of weather service in military operations through the use of computer models. The suggested procedure is: Learn the operation from the operator's viewpoint; Determine acceptable measures of operational effectiveness; Keep the model as simple as credibility allows; Determine the constraints on decision flexibility; Quantify the nonweather decision aspects; Quantify weather effects on each component activity; Determine ways of expressing forecasting skills; Obtain and structure the required weather data, since it is seldom available in the form needed; Establish decision rules and effectiveness criteria; Write credible scenarios for the model. Results from the STRICOM weather/decision model are presented to demonstrate the desirability of the Air Weather Service engaging in such analysis. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0733559

Entities

People

  • R. E. Huschke

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computers
  • Control Simulators
  • Delphi Method
  • Military Operations
  • Operational Effectiveness
  • Resilience
  • Simulations
  • Simulators

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Systems Analysis and Design