Site Characterization for the MBCE/DIRT II Battlefield Environment Tests

Abstract

The Munitions Bare Charge Equivalence/Dusty Infrared Test II (MBCE/ DIRT II) test series was conducted as a joint field experiment by the Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory and the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) at White Sands Missile Range, N. Mex., in July 1979. The purpose of the DIRT II portion of the test was to measure the transmission of optical energy through the obscurants generated by explosives interacting with the terrain. This report describes procedures and measurements conducted by the Environmental Laboratory of WES to establish the relevant physical properties of the test site for use in determining the nature and amount of the obscurant material. A portion of this effort was also devoted to the selection and description of a standard set of measurements and sampling procedures for general use in such tests. The resulting set is described along with the rationale behind it.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA107338

Entities

People

  • James B. Mason
  • Katherine S. Long

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Environment
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • High Explosives
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Moisture Content
  • Physical Properties
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Plastic Properties
  • Standards

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  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Explosive Engineering.