SHARC-3 Calculations of Atmospheric IR Radiance in the Solar Terminator Region

Abstract

The Air Force SHARC-3 Atmospheric IR radiance code has been used to simulate CO2, O3, and OH limb radiances observed in the solar terminator region during the 1977 SPIRE and 1991 CIRRIS-1A experiments. These calculations represent the first direct comparisons with field data using the new multiple- profiles and multiple-atmospheres features in SHARC-3. The good agreement between the SHARC-3 predictions and the data provide substantial validation of the kinetic and radiation transport models in SHARC as well as the 03 and H atom profiles from the SHARC Atmosphere Generator. Infrared, Ozone, Hydroxyl, Limb, Atmosphere, Shadow, Radiation

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 02, 1993
Accession Number
ADA285854

Entities

People

  • M. W. Matthew
  • S. M. Adler-golden

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheres
  • Background Radiation
  • Boundaries
  • Climatology
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Emission
  • Generators
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Radiance
  • Radiation
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.