Monthly 90 deg N Atmospheres and High-Latitude Warm and Cold Winter Stratosphere/Mesosphere

Abstract

A set of 12 mean monthly reference atmospheres, which describes the seasonal changes in the distribution of the thermodynamic properties of the atmosphere, is provided for the North Pole for altitudes up to 55 km. Additional atmospheric models for arctic and subarctic regions are presented to describe the large variations that occur in the vertical distributions of atmospheric temperature, density, and pressure during typical warmings and coolings of the winter stratosphere and mesosphere.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 14, 1977
Accession Number
ADA051421

Entities

People

  • Allen E. Cole
  • Arthur J. Kantor

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Pressure
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Climate Change
  • Equations
  • Gas Laws
  • Grids
  • High Latitudes
  • Latitude
  • Measurement
  • Molecular Electronics
  • Molecular Weight
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Pressure Gages
  • Sea Level
  • Subarctic Regions

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space