Installation and Operation of an Atmospheric Particulate Collector.
Abstract
The Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory (ASL) at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) NM, has an active program to measure the optical absorption coefficient of atmospheric particulate matter collected from a variety of world wide geographic locations as part of a mission objective to determine the potential adverse effects of such dust on military night vision, target designation, remote sensing, and other systems relying on propagation of light in the atmosphere. To insure that the samples collected from different localities can be directly compared, the sampling equipment and procedure must be standardized. This report describes the design details of the collector and procedure developed for this purpose. The collector uses a 47-millimeter-diameter 0.45-micrometer pore size membrane filter through which air is pulled by means of an auxiliary vacuum pump. Illustrations of operational details of the collector are included.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA016163
Entities
People
- Carmine Petracca
- James D. Lindberg
Organizations
- United States Army Communications-Electronics Command