SERDP Strategic Investment Plan FY92.

• Other Authors: LABAT-ANDERSON INC ARLINGTON VA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1992
• Subjects: Meteorology; Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; Air Pollution and Control; Solid Wastes Pollution and Control; *HAZARDOUS WASTES; *OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS; *ATMOSPHERES; REQUIREMENTS; EMISSION; SOURCES; GLOBAL; DETECTION; HAZARDS; FACILITIES; ENERGY; ICE; HEATING; CLIMATE; POLLUTANTS; CLEANING; DISPOSAL; POLLUTION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; INFRASTRUCTURE; Arctic; Climate change; Global warming; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA348596; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA348596

The SERDP efforts in FY92 emphasize assessing the state of the global atmosphere and ocean environments; the effectiveness of clean-up technologies for hazardous waste materials; the approaches to minimize, treat, and dispose of hazardous waste; methods for assessing hazards in existing and restored sites; and applications of demonstrated energy sources for use by the DoD facilities infrastructure. Remote Sensing projects focus on characterizing the global environment, using advanced technologies for detection, analysis, and evaluation. Advanced surveillance methods are being applied to oceanographic and land characterization. Archival data (both classified and unclassified from national assets) and new data will contribute to environmental modeling and analysis. Several projects focus on the arctic region as it is a sensitive warning signal for global warming and climate change. Temperature data on permafrost and data on arctic ice draft will yield crucial knowledge about this very important region. Regulatory compliance is also an important area addressed by SERDP. A project on the effects of acoustic devices on marine mammals will broaden our knowledge of the consequences of mans intervention in the sea, suggest new possibilities for the design and construction of acoustic devices, and provide a data base of information that can ease and speed the regulatory process that provides permits and authorization for use of sound in the ocean. Data from assessing atmospheric pollution from USAF operations will allow for better compliance of clean air requirements as well as leading to improved procedures to control the combustion process and thus to minimizing pollutant emissions.