CT-Analyst Integration in Chemical/Biological/Radiological (CBR) Analysis Applications

摘要

Modern information systems used in the fight to prevent or respond to chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) attacks are greatly improved by incorporating complex plume modeling as a resource in their applications. This is one of the principal reasons that NRL's CT-Analyst (Contaminant Transport Analyst) has become such a valuable software tool in the field of CBR analysis. CT-Analyst accurately models the transport and dispersion of contaminants for instantaneous situation assessment. By taking advantage of compressed data structures pre-computed in a high performance computing (HPC) environment, it runs in real time, without having to re-compute each time a change is made to a given scenario. CT-Analyst is also designed for smaller scales than other similar tools -- specifically cities, downtowns, and other complex urban environments. The computing speed and the focus on areas where attacks are likely to occur distinguish CT-Analyst as one of the top tools for use by first responders, crisis management teams, simulation designers, and others interested in fast and reliable plume predictions. CT-Analyst is also versatile in its connectivity with other applications; its application programming interface opens it to developers in a range of applications, and allows it to interface with many widely available public tools. Thus, CT-Analyst's integration with applications in the CBR arena makes it a powerful asset to the military, homeland security, local authorities, and software developers.