Atmospheric and Ionospheric Modeling.
Abstract
The development of reliable models of the neutral and ionized atmosphere is of vital concern to many Navy interests. In particular, a more complete understanding of wind fields in the mesosphere and above will lead to better weather prediction, of obvious importance in the planning of fleet maneuvers, flights from aircraft carriers, etc. Wind fields are required, also, for the prediction of debris transport around the globe in the hours and days following high altitude nuclear bursts. Finally, knowledge of the wind fields is important for the development of accurate ionospheric models, required in the prediction of atmospheric propagation paths for improved operation of communications systems. During this contract period several numerical models have been developed in support of the program of the Plasma Dynamics Branch of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for research into the dynamics and structure of the ionosphere and the neutral atmosphere. It is convenient to divide the effort into three separate areas: (1) neutral atmospheric modeling, (2) ionospheric scintillation studies, and (3) development of numerical techniques for simulating hydrodynamic disturbances in the nonlinear regime including turbulent phases. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA068716
Entities
People
- Ellis Hyman