Observations, Interpolations, and Tactical Decision Aids

Abstract

This report investigates the accuracy to which observations of meteorological parameters can be interpolated to a grid. The interpolation accuracy defines the accuracy that a Tactical Decision Aid (TDA) can achieve. Observations of temperature, relative humidity, windspeed, and wind direction were interpolated to a grid from a set of very carefully chosen observation stations. Hypothetical chemical spill sites were selected at five different observation points. Six different experiments were performed in which meteorological parameters were compared between observations at the hypothetical spill sites and values from nearby, interpolated grid points. Variations in the observed meteorological parameters caused by interpolation inaccuracies were applied to a heat stress casualty TDA. Sensitivity studies were performed to show the amount of variability in the TDA output.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA264569

Entities

People

  • Philip Raihl
  • Robert R. Lee
  • Sylvia Cossio

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Battlefields
  • Casualties
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Sets
  • Environment
  • Humidity
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Data
  • Meteorology
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Tactical Decision Aids
  • Weather
  • Wind Direction

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation