Improved Point Analysis Model (IPAM) (Users Guide)

Abstract

The Air Force Global Weather Central (AFGWC) and the USAF environmental Technical Applications Center (USAFETAC) have provided vertical meteorological profiles to military organizations, government agencies, and DoD contractors for a number of years. These products are called Point Analyses, or PAs. The contents of a PA let customers use applicable meteorological information to assess and evaluate their own data with respect to the state of the atmosphere at a specific place and time. The capabilities of the PA have recently been improved to accommodate new meteorological databases, new data sources, updated or new climatological data fields and models, and sophisticated mathematical techniques that enhance the accuracy and reliability of the data profile. The improved product is known as the Improved Point Analysis Model, or IPAM. This users guide describes the IPAM in detail, explaining its capabilities and limitations in sufficient depth to allow customers to use and apply the data to their own purposes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA235305

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Cubic Spline Technique
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Geography
  • Grids
  • Information Science
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Quality Control
  • Refractive Index
  • Sea Level
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.