Current Status of SHARC, the Strategic High Altitude Radiance Code, and Description of Its New Auroral Module

Abstract

The Strategic High-Altitude Radiance Code (SHARC) is a new computer code that calculates atmospheric radiation in the mesosphere and thermosphere. The initial version, SHARC-1, is available for distribution. This talk discusses the capabilities of this code and describes the new auroral model which will be incorporated in the next version. SHARC calculates radiance and transmittance for paths from 60 to 300 km altitude in the 2-40 microns spectral region. It models radiation due to NLTE (Non-Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium) molecular emissions which are the dominant sources at these altitudes. Keywords: Infrared radiation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 20, 1990
Accession Number
ADA221068

Entities

People

  • Anthony Ratkowski
  • James Duff
  • John Gruninger
  • Lawrence Bernstein
  • Ramesh Sharma

Organizations

  • Air Force Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Energy Transfer
  • Environment
  • Equations
  • High Altitude
  • Infrared Radiation
  • Radiance
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Spectroscopy.