COMINT analysis in a littoral environment
By: Ricardo Rangel Ferreira
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 90
Description: This study consists of a performance evaluation of ship mounted COMINT systems      collecting against VHF/UHF data/voice signals in a littoral environment. The detection      range for each combination of collector and emitter was determined with the aid of the      AFIWC software program 'Passive Detection (PD)'. The atmosphere propagation effects      and phenomena such as trapping and ducting were taken into account using the NCCOSC      software program 'Engineer's Refractive Effects Prediction System (EREPS)'. The      performance of COMINT systems against representative RF receiver and transmitter      systems, including cellular and SATCOM systems in the UHF band, was evaluated and      summarized in a matrix, as the end product of this work. The unclassified study was limited      to the capability of the modeling programs, including the availability of the environmental      data concerning the area as well as the characteristics of the equipment evaluated.      Geolocation was not included.
Notes: Thesis advisor(s): D.v.Z. Wadsworth.

"September 1996."

Thesis (M.S. in Systems Engineering) Naval Postgraduate School, September 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-88)

"Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited."-Cover.

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Brazilian Navy author.

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