STUDY OF THE CHEMISTRY OF THE EARTH'S UPPER ATMOSPHERE.

Abstract

A summary is given of work involving the study of the chemistry of the upper atmosphere and the kinetics of atmospheric gases. The work included design, construction, test and installation of instrumentation in rocket and satellite payloads and in laboratory devices; the performance of field and laboratory studies; and the evaluation of experiment results. The work was divided into three separate programs as follows: (1) Studies of the density, pressure, and temperature of the earth's upper atmosphere; (2) Studies of the composition of the earth's upper atmosphere; (3) Studies of the reaction rates of neutral and ionized species.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0621753

Entities

People

  • Harry E. Adams

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheres
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Chemistry
  • Construction
  • Instrumentation
  • Kinetics
  • Payload
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Research Facilities
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Business Analytics
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Satellites