Comparisons of Ballistic Trajectory Simulations Using Artillery Meteorological Messages Derived from Local Balloon Data and Battlescale Forecast Model Data for the 1998 SADARM IOT&E Firings

Abstract

This report describes meteorological (Met) analyses of data collected during the Sense and Destroy Armor (SADARM) Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (IOT&E) firings that occurred during the summer of 1998 at Fort Greeley, Alaska. Due to the complex terrain and local wind conditions encountered in the test area during the IOT&E, the Met study was proposed as a way to evaluate current and future artillery Met forecasting capabilities to improve SADARM targeting accuracy. This report includes Ballistic trajectory simulation analyses using raw and forecast Met values and corresponding actual impact data front the IOT&E firings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA440117

Entities

People

  • Dave Knapp
  • Saba A. Luces
  • Terry C. Jameson

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Artillery
  • Ballistic Trajectories
  • Classification
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • Monitoring
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Targets
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Trajectories
  • Wind
  • Wind Direction

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • 5G
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