Network for Forecasting Weather and Diffusion of Toxins

The Meteorological Range Safety Support System/Eastern Range Dispersion Assessment System (MARSS/ERDAS) is a system of interconnected computer workstations designed to acquire, process, and disseminate nearly real-time meteorological data and outputs of mathematical models of the atmospheric diffusion of toxic and otherwise hazardous substances. The MARSS/ERDAS hardware and software were developed to increase the effectiveness of NASA and Air Force range safety personnel. The basic MARSS/ERDAS concept could be adapted to industrial, agricultural, and scientific applications in which there are requirements to forecast weather to protect weather-sensitive assets and/or predict the movements of toxic plumes.