Hydrometeor Data and Analytical-Theoretical Investigations Pertaining to the SAMS Rain Erosion Program of the 1972-73 Season at Wallops Island, Virginia - AFGL/SAMS Report Number 5

Abstract

Radar, aircraft, and surface measurement information is presented concerning the liquid-water-content values and size distribution properties of the hydrometeors that existed along the trajectory paths of the four SAMS missiles that were fired into Wallops storm during the 1972-73 season.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 05, 1977
Accession Number
ADA051192

Entities

People

  • Vernon G. Plank

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Cloud Physics
  • Computer Programming
  • Data Sets
  • Distribution Functions
  • Equations
  • Filter Paper
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Particle Size
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Plastic Explosives
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Geochemistry