Automated Model Atmosphere Generator Program (AMAG)

Abstract

This paper documents a computer program for generating internally consistent model atmosphere data based on a terrain following five-layer temperature model derived from the 1976 U.S. Standard Atmosphere and the 1966 U. S. Standard Atmosphere Supplements. For any given geometric altitude, terrain height, ground level temperature and altimeter setting, the Automated Model Atmosphere Generator (AMAG) program will calculate corresponding temperature and pressure altitude values. From these two output parameters the user can compute additional environmental parameters needed to solve particular engineering problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA082088

Entities

People

  • Edward H. Blish

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Algorithms
  • Altimeters
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Boundary Layer
  • Engineering
  • Feet
  • Geopotential
  • Ground Level
  • High Latitudes
  • Lapse Rate
  • Meteorology
  • Sea Level
  • Systems Engineering
  • Terrain Following
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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