Meteorological Influences on Smoke/Obscurant Effectiveness. Phase 2. Volume 1

Abstract

Uncertainties in modeling meteorological influences on smoke/obscurant concentrations are evaluated. Three components of modeling uncertainty are identified--input data uncertainties, random or stochastic uncertainties, and uncertainties due to model formulation. A method is proposed for analyzing smoke/obscurant field tests in order to determine whether there is a significant difference in source emissions between groups of tests. The method is tested using measurements from several field experiments, including U.S. Army smoke/obscurant tests. This scheme may also be applicable to other scientific endeavors where confidence limits on measured and-predicted data must be assessed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA254929

Entities

People

  • David G. Strimaitis
  • Joseph Chang
  • Sharon M. Mccarthy
  • Steven R. Hanna

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Dispersions
  • Environmental Protection
  • Field Tests
  • Information Science
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Observation
  • Smoke Munitions
  • Smoke Screens
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation