THE MESOSPHERE,

Abstract

During the 1960--61 period, scientific activity increased in the mesosphere prompted by an accelerated rocket program. Small meteorological rockets were developed and used more or less synoptically to probe the atmosphere to heights of 70 km. The data collected from these rockets at locations in the United States, Canada, and the Pacific Ocean, combined with data collected during the IGY, have confirmed old concepts of the circulation and temperature structure of the mesosphere and provided the investigators with new puzzles to be solved. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0604362

Entities

People

  • E. S. Batten

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Mesosphere
  • Oceans
  • Pacific Ocean
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Theoretical Analysis.