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Bombing Target Identification from Limited Transect Data
Track: Modeling
Author(s): Barry Roberts, John Hathaway, Brent Pulsipher, Sean McKenna

A series of sensor data combined with geostatistical techniques were used to determine likely target areas for a historic military aerial bombing range. Primary data consisted of magnetic anomaly information from limited magnetometer transects across the site. Secondary data included airborne LIDAR, orthophotography, and other general site characterization information. Identification of likely target areas relied primarily on kriging estimates of magnetic anomaly densities across the site. Secondary information, such as impact crater locations, was used to refine the boundary delineations.



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Barry Roberts
Sandia National Labs
P.O. Box 5800 MS 0735
Albuquerque , NM 87185-0735
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Phone: 505-284-2896
E-mail: blrober@sandia.gov

John Hathaway
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
P.O. Box 999
MS-K6-08
Richland , WA 99352
US
Phone: 509-372-4970
E-mail: john.hathaway@pnl.gov

Brent Pulsipher
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
P.O. Box 999
MS-K6-08
Richland , WA 99352
US
Phone: 509-375-3989
E-mail: brent.pulsipher@pnl.gov

Sean McKenna
Sandia National Labs
PO Box 5800
MS 0735
Albuquerque , NM 87185-0735
US
Phone: 505-844-2450
E-mail: samcken@sandia.gov