EXPERIMENT AND PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF SATELLITE DETERMINATIONS OF THE VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF OZONE AND OF THE ALBEDO IN THE NEAR ULTRAVIOLET

Abstract

A satellite experiment to determine both the vertical distribution of ozone above 70 km and the radiance of the atmosphere at the center of the Hartley absorption band of ozone at 2550 Angstroms is described. Two flights of the experiment were made successfully, resulting in measurement of the vertical distribution between 60 and 85 km and of the radiance at the nadir for sun angles from 90 to about 49 degrees. The vertical distribution data agree with previous results below 70 km and with theory to 85 km. The radiance, which was not measured previously, is observed to have a maximum value of 2.0 times 10 to the 9th w/sq cm-sr-Angstroms for a solar zenith angle of 49 degrees.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 1963
Accession Number
AD0407335

Entities

People

  • E. B. Mayfield
  • G. E. Meloy
  • R. D. Rawcliffe
  • R. M. Friedman

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheres
  • Dynamic Range
  • High Voltage
  • Measurement
  • Optics
  • Power Supplies
  • Radiance
  • Radiant Intensity
  • Radiation
  • Solar Radiation
  • Space Sciences
  • Space Systems
  • Telemetry
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris