Joint Metoc Handboo - IHMC Ontology and Policy Management

C-METOC Impacts
- C-130 Pathfinder
- C-141 SOLL II
- CASA 212
- MH-53J PAVE LOW III E/MH-60 PAVE HAWK
- MH-60G Shadow Hawk
- Airborne Operations: Personnel
- Airborne Operations: Equipment
• Appendix C. Naval Special Warfare Critical METOC Thresholds
- Parachute Operations
- SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Operations
- Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC):
- MK IV Patrol Boat (PB)
- Mini-Armored Troop Carrier (MATC)
- Patrol Boat, Light (PBL)
- Patrol Boat, Riverine (PBR)
- Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIBS)
- High Speed Boat (HSB)
- Patrol Craft (PC)
- MK V Special Operations Craft (MK V SOC)
- Swimmer Operations
C.5 Space Weather Impacts on Systems
Tutorials on space weather and impacts are available from 55 Space Weather Squadron
(SIPRNET http://204.20.247.68/index_tutor.htm).
C.5.1 Space-Based Systems.
• Satellite Operation. As satellites are used more and more to support warfighters, space
weather effects on satellites become more important. Geomagnetic storms and highenergy
particles from solar flares can cause satellites to behave abnormally and become
useless for extended periods. In the most extreme cases, these events can cause
permanent failure of a satellite.
• SATCOM. Many theater warfighters are becoming increasingly reliant upon satellite
communications (SATCOM), which is susceptible to scintillation. Scintillation
produces a rapid fluctuation in signal strength similar to the shimmering effect
sometimes visible over a road on a hot summer day. This “shimmering” causes a
SATCOM signal to fade or be lost completely for short periods of time, hindering or
preventing communications. Scintillation is most severe at high latitudes and within
about 25 degrees of the equator. In addition to scintillation, radio bursts from solar
flares produce interference (usually for less than an hour) for ground receivers that are
pointed towards the sun.
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