Gulf War Weather

Abstract

A daily history of weather that affected United States military operations from 8 August 1990 through 31 March 1991 in the conduct of the Persian Gulf War. Illustrations include weather satellite imagery of the study area, which comprised Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, and areas immediately adjoining. Separate chapters describe the weather during Operations DESERT SHIELD, DESERT STORM, and PROVIDE COMFORT. Appendices summarize mean monthly temperatures (including wet-bulb globe and wind chill temperatures) for selected stations in the study area. CLIMATOLOGY, METEOROLOGY, WEATHER, SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHY, METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES, MILITARY OPERATIONS, WARFARE, GULF WAR, MIDDLE EAST, SAUDI ARABIA, IRAQ, IRAN, KUWAIT, PERSIAN GULF, DESERTS, TEMPERATURE, WINDS, CLOUD, VISIBILITY, DUST, SAND, FOG, THUNDERSTORMS, RAIN, SNOW, SHOWERS, WET-BULB GLOBE TEMPERATURE, WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA248571

Entities

People

  • Kathleen M. Traxler
  • Kenneth R. Walters Sr.
  • Michael T. Gilford
  • Richard C. Bonam
  • Richard D. Arnold

Organizations

  • Air Force Technical Applications Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Cloud Cover
  • Geography
  • High Pressure
  • High Temperature
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Meteorology
  • Middle East
  • Military Operations
  • Red Sea
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Terrain
  • Topography
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Wind Chill

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Climatology
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space