Atmospheric Conditions at the High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility (HELSTF), White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico 24 March to 8 April 1977

Abstract

A set of atmospheric surface, tower, rawinsonde, and aircraft measurements was made at the High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility area from 24 March through 8 April 1977 in support of adaptive optics design for the Navy High Energy Laser Project Manager. These measurements consisted of optical turbulence, wind, water vapor, particulate size distribution, inversion height, air and soil surface temperature, and net radiation. Presented in this data report are plots and selected tabular listings of the surface, tower, and rawinsonde data. The aircraft measurements of optical turbulence are included in an appendix.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA055028

Entities

People

  • C. Norton
  • D. Walters
  • G. Hoidale
  • Jacob Hines
  • W. Hatch

Organizations

  • Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Cloud Cover
  • Cold Fronts
  • Crystal Structure
  • Data Sets
  • Detectors
  • Diurnal Variations
  • Filaments
  • Measurement
  • New Mexico
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Refractive Index
  • Test Facilities
  • United States
  • Vapor Pressure
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Business Analytics
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy