II STATEMENT OF WORK ESU 83-147

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00792R000100120007-7
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• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 28, 1998
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• Content Type: STATEMENT

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I I S TA7'ENiEN T OF WORK ( N)
~~:~u ~3-1~'j
1 . ( i~ ) GENERAL
1,1 (S/CL-3/NOFORN,) The objective of this effort is to inveetigrxte
the }~oasible effects of smbient geophysical/low-freg3aency
electromagntic (.ELF) factors on RV perfoz~mance,
1.2 (U) MA.TOR GOALS
a, (S/CL-~/NOFORN) Phase I: Search and rxummari.~e the
l.it,erature on geophysicalJEL:t+' effeots oxr biological organisms,
especially as they x?e late to the degradation of human performance
s4si.lls at a behavioral 1?=vp1.
b. (S/CI,-~/NOFORN) Phase II: Examine the statistical.
correlation between RV; performance in he t:istorical S:RI RV data base
and the ambient geophysical/ELF ft~.ctors
o, (S/CL~-3/NOFORN) I?hase ITI: Explore the statistical
correlation between RV performazrr_e and ambient ELF
fluctuations--specifichlly on the basis of real-time ELF monitoring.
d. (S/CI+-3/NOFORrr) Pha:;e IVY Provide an evaluation report as
to whether measurement of ambient geophysical/ELF factors can. be used
as an indicator of expected RV performance, and whether optimum
performance wa.ndows can be identified,
2. (ll) SPECIFIC TASKS
2,1 (S/CL-3/NOFORN) SFI International will conduot a literature
search to collect and sumtr.arize up-to-date xnowledge in the field of
bioelec,tr.onic~, Z'he 1',~i.tez?atux?e search will be carried out in the
following categories:
Bioactive frecluer~c:i.ea for ELFfVLF at the gross
:anatomical and behavioral levels,
Effects of ELF/VLF frequencies at the biochemical
(hormonal, ionic, molecular) level,
Effects of ELF'/VLF at the neuronal membrane level.
?natural sources of F,I,F/VLI~',
- Pr[an-made sources of ELFjVL~',
~- Artificial gendra~tion of ELI'/VLF.
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- Propagation c~a.armcteris~tic:a of ELF/"VLF.
w Zaetectian rxnd~ measurement of E[,F/VLF.
This $.i1.1 be accoaI>1i~hed by means of both i eforonc~;s tc~ literatixro oza
hand, and by oomputrized keyword searches. Izddi.ti,~ntxlly, the
SRl-I.nternationel consultant wi11. contact Dx?. 6~li.l?.la_am D. Schzal, G7.i_vr
W. x~~,rvey Center far.? `the Impraverrient of Humtxn Fun.c:tionin~;, i~"ic~~.i.tz~,
Kansas.
2.2 (S/CL-3/NCFOR~) S.RI In.tern~ltiannl will raez?form an ?z~zx~,ly;~~is tz~
determine whether carrelatians exi:3t between RV parr"orrz~~nre zr
h.i^torical data (data;; from. previous expe.rirnants) anc~ factors in the
atrtl'r.ient geophy?~ical e}~vironmQnt, Datti from previaus studie:~. cor,d~zcted
und~:x? controlled condiitions w:il1. he anal.,yzed by means of eporki.,
biv~xr. i+a?te, and multi~xriN.te analysis (when passible j aga n.ta:~t the
following geaphysical variables:
feather (temp~returc rc>lat:ive humirlity, barametric
pressure, and :,'rz~o -fi ?rth) .
Ceoanagneti_o indices (A1? 1~~i,, Aa).
- Solar electz?as~abnetic e~missiona.
-~ Sunspat num~aex"
- Ionospheric ca,nditions.
-- Sola~~ msgnetic fi.zld.
m Luxztar cycle
Further?, because :i_t i~s hypathesimed t,h~:~t the mec:han.ism by whicfz
~;r,ophysical fsc~tors cgtald p1.ay a x?t71e in F~' post?fax?manc~ is t~zat of?
changing the ambient ELF environmF:n.t, SRI-Inte.~nHt:ionFZl will c:xam:?.r~%
this hypothesis. as well. l~rt ELl! daa~ta t,a,:~e spanniYt~; a yetis' a.nd a ~Aa1..f
(firo~t Mtzy 19?3 to pre~erz~t) was maz~.itared by a f?ield ;~tat:ian zn T~ras
A?? toe , Calaforni4.. Data. were t~zket~ twice dr_aily. Tree sar~ze arzalvsis
techrrit~ue~~ t,sed for tl~e geaph,~sical tznctlysi;~ wi11. b!e apl~li.srl to ~;ht~
~- LL--
a~~'FexaeofedPltVitive results --.- ~____ ___.~ _.~.
f r. am 3;hese to ?ss ul~ _~ ~ elc3 Ez x c~u~a in.do~ .~
p per:~'Ornl~{ix]Ce _ __
given pa?evtzll_intq gems}1ysical fd~~;c,rs. _
2.~ (S/CI,-5/Ni7FOkN) SPT-Intel?na.tiaxzal witl imla:lem~.nt .a progr~~~m of
real-~tiare ELF Y~oxzi.?tar:~ng. Little infarmati an i.~ av~zilaljl.t~ can, ~%h