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Several current BMDS sensors and advanced technology concepts are using or considering passive exploitation of signature features outside the 2.5-5.0 micron range. However, current signature models are focused primarily on this relatively narrow band in the infrared. We propose to develop a set of software modules called PAWS (Propulsion Kinetics for Alternate Wavelength Signatures) and integrate ...

Atmospheric effects, especially the impact of clouds, play a major role in remote sensing applications, and in particular, the design of defense and surveillance systems. Of special importance, are the effects of clouds and terrain on ballistic missile launch detection and tracking. The detection of ballistic missile launches beneath an optically opaque cloud field in the presence of a solar-ref ...

Flares are widely used in the chemical processing industry to safely vent combustible gas streams. The open-flame combustion of hydrocarbons in flares produces and subsequently emits into the atmosphere substantial quantities of greenhouse gases along with trace amounts of ozone-forming highly-reactive volatile organic compounds and human carcinogens. Current trace species detection technology is ...

Industrial processes such as glass production burn huge quantities of natural gas. Burner settings are often set with large error margins to avoid producing pollution. They are also frequently set

The large quantities of natural gas produced in the oil refining process pose a serious explosion hazard, and are disposed of by open air burning, commonly referred to as flaring. Incomplete combustion of the natural gas results in the release of hazardous organic compounds, which pose serious risks to the environment and to public health. Real-time monitoring and control of flare combustion effic ...