Measurement of Neutral Temperature in the 120-180 Km Region of the Atmosphere Following TMA Releases from a Rocket.
Abstract
Atmospheric temperature measurement at approximately 160 km altitude over White Sands Missile Range on 24 September 1977 were made by the AlO sunlit resonance fluorescence technique. A rocket borne payload released trimethyl aluminum (TMA) in one large cloud at morning twilight. Twelve minutes of data were used to calculate temperatures at the top of the cloud averaging 628 K and at bottom averaging 578 K. The standard deviation of any one measurement involving typically 40 seconds of data was generally between 5 and 11 K. Included in this report is the most detailed description to date of the procedures and statistical background underlying the 'AlO Temperature' technique developed by the author over the last eleven years. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA081445
Entities
People
- David F. Kitrosser