ROCKETSONDE TECHNIQUES FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE AND WIND IN THE STRATOSPHERE

Abstract

The upper-atmosphere rocket sounding system described in this report is in operation at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, and is representative of the systems in operation at 22 other locations which serve at Meteorological Rocket Network stations. Basic system components and the theory of operation are discussed. The various facilities and operational procedures described may serve as a guide to any group which plans to use such a system for obtaining measurements of stratospheric temperature and wind.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0458308

Entities

People

  • Harold N. Ballard

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Booster Rocket Engines
  • Communication Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Heat Transfer
  • Launchers
  • Measurement
  • Nose Cones
  • Radar
  • Recording Systems
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Launchers
  • Rocket Launching
  • Rockets
  • Telemetry
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Climatology
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space