Range Reference Atmosphere Shemya, Alaska

Abstract

A reference atmosphere is a statistical model of the earth's atmosphere, derived from upper air observations over a specific location. The individual RRA is the authoritative source for upper-atmosphere climatology over the launch and recovery site for which it has been prepared. The RRA's are used to plan, evaluate, and establish environmental launch constraints for aerospace vehicles launched from a particular location.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA239603

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Craft
  • Air Force
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Distribution Functions
  • Metal Matrix Composites
  • Meteorology
  • Normal Distribution
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Probability Distribution Functions
  • Probability Distributions
  • Sea Level
  • Tank Guns
  • Three Dimensional
  • Vapor Pressure
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Climatology
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space