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2011

Air Force Institute of Technology

Atmosphere Models

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Integration Of A Worldwide Atmospheric Based Model With A Live Virtual Constructive Simulation Environment, David B. Simmons Mar 2011

Integration Of A Worldwide Atmospheric Based Model With A Live Virtual Constructive Simulation Environment, David B. Simmons

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Yearly DoD spends millions of dollars on Modeling and Simulation tools in order to accomplish two fundamental tasks: make better decisions and develop better skills. Simulators that are based on realistic models enable the USAF to properly train, educate, and employ military forces. LEEDR is an atmospheric model based on worldwide historic weather data that is able to predict the extinction, absorption, and scattering of radiation across a broad range of the electromagnetic spectrum. Through this study LEEDR models the propagation of 1.0642 micron laser radiation at worldwide locations and through various environmental conditions. This modeled laser transmission output, based …