KWIK: An Algorithm for Calculating Munition Expenditures for Smoke Screening/Obscuration in Tactical Situations.

Abstract

KWIK, an algorithm for calculating munition expenditures for smoke screening/obscuration in tactical situations, is described. Nine basic meteorological inputs plus fundamental definitions of meteorological optics and Gaussian diffusion theory are utilized in the approach. A flowchart of the algorithm is also given with the software program listing in FORTRAN, BASIC, and HPL programming languages. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA070958

Entities

People

  • Frank V. Hansen
  • Ricardo Pena
  • Robert K. Umstead

Organizations

  • Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Artillery
  • Boundary Layer
  • Cloud Cover
  • Coefficients
  • Dew Point
  • Dispersions
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Equations
  • Firing Rate
  • Humidity
  • Line Of Sight
  • Meteorology
  • Munitions
  • Radiation
  • Water Vapor
  • Wind Direction

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering