Marine EM Climatic Parameters
Abstract
Recently there has been increased interest within the U.S. Navy in the use of climatology-based products to support the planning and execution of military operations. Climatological databases of atmospheric features that impact electromagnetic (EM) propagation have been developed to provide guidance on weapons and sensor system performance for expected environmental conditions. However, the marine EM propagation climatology currently in use by the U.S. Navy was developed in the mid-1980s, based on a limited dataset and a now obsolete model, and was focused on open ocean regions. The objective of the Marine EM Climatic Parameters effort is to develop means to improve climatological parameterizations of marine atmospheric refractive effects on low-level microwave propagation. These climatological parameterizations will describe marine surface layer effects for predicting the performance of EM systems in both open ocean and coastal environments, and ultimately for assessing the ranges at which targets can be detected, as well as other measures of system performance, in different geographical regions and seasons, and in various climatic regimes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA541717
Entities
People
- Amalia E. Barrios
- Paul A. Frederickson