AlO RESONANT SPECTRA AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT OF THE THERMOSPHERE. PART I. DESCRIPTION OF THE METHOD.
Abstract
The report discusses the principle of temperature determination of the upper atmosphere by analyzing spectra emitted by rocket released agents into the upper atmosphere and describes a procedure for temperature deduction. The agent considered is the AlO-aluminium monoxide released during twilight and the spectrum observed is a resonant emission spectrum with clear molecular band structure. The temperature is deduced by a procedure of fitting the measured spectra to synthetic spectra. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 30, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0690161
Entities
People
- Ove E. Harang