Desert Storm: Lessons Learned on Climatic Design

Abstract

During Desert Shield/Storm, extreme weather conditions encountered in the desert environment caused equipment problems that raised questions regarding climatic design requirements. The common theme for these questions centered on whether or not the environments in MIL-STD-210C, 'Climatic Information to Determine Design and Test Requirements for Military Systems and Equipment', were extreme enough. This is in sharp contrast to past criticism that MIL-STD-210C provided climatic values that were too extreme. This article addresses both of these issues in the context of what we have learned from Desert Storm.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA248936

Entities

People

  • Paul Tattelman

Organizations

  • Phillips Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Climate Change
  • Design Criteria
  • Ecology
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • High Temperature
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Standards
  • Persian Gulf
  • Physical Properties
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Radiation
  • Solar Radiation
  • Voltage Regulators

Readers

  • Climatology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies