METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION ROCKET,

Abstract

A description of a prototype U. S. Army meteorological rocket vehicle designed for systematic research and range support soundings is presented, including configuration, performance, cost and design criteria. Informal estimates of the utilization rate of the new vehicle by various U. S. Government agencies are presented. U. S. Army requirements for meteorological data in the stratosphere and mesosphere are set forth. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0679026

Entities

People

  • Kenneth R. Jenkins

Organizations

  • Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmosphere (Earth)
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Design Criteria
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Environment
  • Governments
  • Mesosphere
  • Meteorological Data
  • Prototypes
  • Stratosphere
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Software Engineering
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space