Summary of Communication and Navigation Systems Degradation in a Nuclear Environment

Abstract

This handbook summarizes nuclear weapon effects on communication and navigation systems and provides information for determining if sophisticated analyses are required for system evaluation. It replaces DASA 2090. Keywords include: Nuclear weapon effects, Communication systems, Navigation systems, ELF- HF Communications systems, Line-of-Sight communication systems, Troposcatter communication systems, Ionoscatter communications systems, and Meteor burst communication systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1979
Accession Number
ADA196802

Entities

People

  • Warren S. Knapp

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Beta Particles
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electrons
  • Frequency Bands
  • Frequency Shift
  • Gamma Rays
  • Geometry
  • Ionization
  • Loran
  • Multiple Access
  • Navigation
  • Radio Waves
  • Scattering
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.