SATELLITE NAVIGATION BY TERRESTRIAL OCCULATIONS OF STARS 3: INTERFERENCE DUE TO BRIGHTNESS OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE

Abstract

The radiance of the earth's atmosphere due to day and night airglow, noctilucent clouds, aurorae and Rayleigh scattering of the light from the sun and the moon is investigated and compared with the radiaion received from some typical stars. Daytime observations of star occultations are ruled out on account of the very large radiance due to the scattering of unlight. For nighttime observations the radiance due to night airglow and scattering of moonlight, especially near the full-moon phase, s likely to be troublesome.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0287869

Entities

People

  • Ali M. Naqvi
  • Rollin C. Jones

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Brightness
  • Detection
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • High Altitude
  • Light Sources
  • Navigation
  • Optical Properties
  • Rayleigh Scattering
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Sea Level
  • Solar Radiation
  • Solar System
  • Stars
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris