LIGHT-WEATHER DATABASE FOR REENTRY TECHNOLOGIES

DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN AND ITS DEMONSTRATION IN PRODUCING MODERN DATABASE FOR RV TECHNOLOGIES IS PROPOSED BY USING CLOUD MICROPHYSICAL DATA SETS COLLECTED SINCE 1985 OVER THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT AND U.S. ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL. THE PLAN INCLUDES THE USE OF AIRBORNE RADAR, MODELING, AND SATELLITE ADDITIONS TO THE PARTICLE SIZE DATA TO CORRELATE PARTICLE SIZE AND LIQUID WATER CONTENT OVER AN EXTENDED AREA, LEADING TO PREDICTIVE SKILLS IN REENTRY TEST AND TARGETING. SPECIAL ATTENTION WILL BE GIVEN TO THE HIGH ALTITUDE CIRRUS AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CONTINENTAL AND OCEAN REGIONS. CLUSTER ANALYSES WILL BE USED ON THE ELEVEN CITY STUDY TO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO PARTITION SITUATIONS THAT CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH CURRENT OPERATIONAL DATA PRODUCTS SUCH AS THE 3-DNEPH AND SATELLITE DATA. ??