U.S. Army Tactical Weather Support Requirements for Weather and Environmental Data Elements and Meteorological Forecasts

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SpaceTime Environmental Image Information for Scene Understanding

“…This top-down approach not only provides a systematic characterization of the measured data for better scene description, but can help the end user (Soldier) develop improved course of action strategies based on scene understanding (algorithms and analysis) incorporating battlefield environments changing in space and time. Incorporating space-and time-varying environmental image information for better scene understanding can be vital to support numerous Army missions, [45][46][47][48][49] such as those related to weather elements on the battlefield that can alter terrain features and trafficability; low visibility that can impede reconnaissance and target acquisition or alternately conceal friendly forces maneuvers and activities; and wind speed and direction that can favor upwind forces in nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) attacks or decrease the effectiveness of downwind forces due blowing dust, smoke, sand, rain, or snow. In addition, reporting wind speed and direction information at the time images are being recorded can significantly influence the success of aviation-related missions, like those associated with unmanned aerial vehicle take off, landing, and in-flight control.…”