Weather Incorporated into Combat Readiness Evaluation Systems Wargaming.
Abstract
Presently there is not weather support incorporated into the Combat Readiness Evaluation Systems (CRES) wargaming scenarios. Weather support can be critical to a battlefield commander employing Electro-Optical (E-O) weapons. Minimal support requirements need to be identified using existing weather observations and forecast data bases. In this study, the weather parameters that most affect E-O systems are identified. Additionally, five vertical layers using existing data bases are described that permit theater commanders to more intelligently frag targets. The weather parameters that most influence E-O systems are precipitation, clouds and fog, water vapor, and lithometers such as haze or dust. The Air Force Global Weather Central (AFGWC) at Offutt AFB, Nebraska, routinely computes a forecast for each of these parameters over a horizontal resolution of 25 kilometers and for five distinct layers oif the atmosphere. CRES should, through their Staff Weather Officer, request that Air Weather Service provide the forecast data written to a medium and in a format that is accessible by computers used by CRES. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA169282
Entities
People
- Harry D. White Iii
Organizations
- Air Command and Staff College