Atmospheric Environment for Pershing Missile 403

Abstract

The atmospheric environment is presented for the flight of PERSHING Missile-403, which was launched on 14 February 1963, from the Atlantic Missile Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida. The general synoptic situation for the flight area, surface observations at launch time, and upper air conditions as measured by rawinsondes released as close to missile launch time as possible are given. High altitude wind data over the launch area as determined from a meteorological rocket flight are also presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1963
Accession Number
AD0409880

Entities

People

  • Hubert D. Bagley
  • Novella S. Billions

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheres
  • Bahama Islands
  • Environment
  • Flight
  • Lapse Rate
  • Meteorology
  • Observation
  • Radiosondes
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Standards
  • United States
  • Wind Direction
  • Wind Shear

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Missile Defense Systems.