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Reanalysis and Application Computer Programs for Improving Artillery Accuracy.

Authors: R. L. Mancuso; R. G. Hadfield; R AND D ASSOCIATES MARINA DEL REY CALIF
Abstract:
Two programs have been developed for using both Air Force Global Weather Central (GWC) prognostic data and Army rawinsonde data for improving the accuracy of meteorological corrections applied in aiming cannon artillery. The first program, the Prognostic Data Reanalysis Routine (PDRR), updates the GWC prognoses using the available Army rawinsonde observations. The program options include data editing, updating for both current and later times, divergence alteration, and height balancing. The second program, the Artillery Applications Routine (AAR), uses the updated GWC results in addition to the best available sounding, to generate a Computer Meteorological Message for use in computing ballistic corrections for artillery firings. The options that are to be used in either program are determined by control parameter values that are initially read from data cards into the computer. A description of the numerical techniques and the computer program input and output are given in this report, along with a listing of the programs and an example case. (Author)

Description: Final rept.
Pages: 114
Report Date: JAN 1976
Contract Number: DAAB0774C0181
Report Number: A565940

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Keywords relating to this report:
*ARTILLERY FIRE
*COMPUTER PROGRAMS
*FIRE CONTROL COMPUTERS
ACCURACY
ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY
ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING
ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
BALLISTIC TRAJECTORIES
COMPUTATIONS
CORRECTIONS
INPUT OUTPUT PROCESSING
METEOROLOGICAL DATA
PREDICTIONS
PROJECTILE TRAJECTORIES
SUBROUTINES
WEATHER FORECASTING
WIND
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