Issues in System/Sensor Performance Simulation

• Environmental characterization MUST be appropriate/sufficient for the application
  • Sensitivity of performance to details in the environment can drive conclusions
    • High-level (force-on-force, trade study) analysis
    • Engineering design evaluation
    • Reconstruction of live-missile firing event

• Characterization of in situ atmospheres over large areas with sufficient fidelity to characterize propagation conditions is a current limitation

• No high-quality statistical data base of atmospheric refractivity conditions; important for constructing realistic environmental scenarios for some applications

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