Title :
Desert Storm environmental effects
Author_Institution :
Martin Marietta Missile Systems, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
It is noted that after more than six months of operation of the Patriot launch station in the Saudi Arabian desert no problems that were attributed to high temperature occurred. The environmental anomalies that did occur were cosmetic in nature and related to dust and salt fog. It was concluded that the Desert Storm environmental effects were typical of worldwide hot, dry climates
Keywords :
dust; military equipment; missiles; Desert Storm; Patriot launch station; Saudi Arabian desert; dust; environmental effects; salt fog; Artificial intelligence; Degradation; Filters; Land surface temperature; Maintenance; Missiles; Paints; Solar radiation; Storms; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 1992. Proceedings., Annual
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0521-3
DOI :
10.1109/ARMS.1992.187831
