Exploitation of Atmospheric Impacts across Domains
Abstract
This Project enables identification and exploitation of how atmospheric phenomena impact windows of superiority for Army capabilities by developing technologies that characterize, predict, and efficiently express atmospheric impacts in future operating environments. New sensing technologies and algorithms enable heterogeneous sensor networks to extract critical environmental information optimizing performance and reducing the need for dedicated meteorological sensors. Novel physics-based models, empirical parameterizations, and machine learning applications extrapolate this environmental information both spatially and temporally. Uncertainty-aware decision support tools leverage this situational awareness to efficiently express atmospheric effects on friendly and threat weapons systems, sensors, and operations at the point of need and across multiple domains. This information can be exploited by autonomous and human decision makers for mission planning and execution; battlefield visualization; reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition; route planning to maximize stealth and efficiency; long-range precision fires; and modeling of environmental impacts for combat simulations and war games. The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- CW2_0602182A_2_2040_PB_2025
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