Satellite Sensing of the Solar - Terrestrial Environment and Real-Time Radio Propagation Forecasting. Lessons Learned from PROPHET. Volume I. Executive Summary

摘要

PROPHET denotes a class of radio propagation forecast terminals which represent the culmination of an 11-year development effort at the Naval Ocean Systems Center (NOSC) under the SOLRAD satellite program. The system is unique in that it provides a real-time link between Navy operations personnel and a worldwide network of ground-based and satellite-borne solar-terrestrial environment monitors. This link is used to generate - via distributed data processing - electromagnetic system performance predictions in formats specially tailored to meet the operational requirements of the user. An initial implementation of PROPHET has provided - over a 3-year period - highly successful hf frequency/antenna management support to the Technical Control Facility of the Naval Communication Station at Stockton, CA. This executive summary provides a concise overview of the evolution, structure, function, and accomplishments of PROPHET, together with recommendations for ways in which the PROPHET technology can be applied to recognized operational requirements fo the Navy. Technical details are elaborated in volume II. (Author)