Absorption Data Analysis for EUVS Experiment of the Satellites AE-C, D, and E.

Abstract

One of the two tasks that the Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrophotometers (EUVS) onboard the Atmosphere Explorer Satellites perform is absorption analysis of the thermosphere. The optical depth is derived from observations during parts of orbits including conditions of nearly negligible attenuation as reference. Details of two different approaches are described. The first one, used by the program LMC80, deals with certain standard optical depths only; the second one, used by the program LMC85, deals with time-ordered records of optical depths for input-controlled fixed steps in time. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 08, 1979
Accession Number
ADA078663

Entities

People

  • Katsura Fukui
  • Les M. Chaikin

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Cross Sections
  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Computations
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Reduction
  • Databases
  • Elevation
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Satellite Orbits
  • Spacecraft
  • Time Intervals

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space