Electro-Optical Handbook. Volume I. Weather Support for Precision Guided Munitions,

Abstract

A foundation for weather support to Precision Guided Munitions operating at visual through microwave wavelengths is established for use by Air Weather Service base weather station forecasters and staff weather officers. Chapter 1 describes the effects of the atmosphere and the earth's surface on electromagnetic energy. Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs) and their sensitivities to the environment are discussed in Chapter 2. The next two chapters discuss weather support concepts and techniques to support PGMs. A glossary of terms, supplemental radiative transfer theory, and example worksheets illustrating support techniques to TV, infrared, and laser designator systems are included in the appendixes. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA075168

Entities

People

  • Donald B. Hodges
  • Kit G. Cottrell
  • Paul D. Try
  • Ronald F. Wachtmann

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electro-Optical Sensors
  • Electromagnetic Metamaterials
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Infrared Radiation
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Photonic Metamaterials
  • Quantum Yields
  • Refractive Index
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Scattering
  • Visible Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy