SERDP: Atmospheric Remote Sensing and Assessment Program - Final Report, Part 1: The Lower Atmosphere.

Abstract

This report documents work done between FY91 and FY95 for the lower atmospheric portion of the joint Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Energy (DOE) Atmospheric Remote Sensing and Assessment Program (ARSAP) within the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). The work focused on (1) developing new measurement capabilities and (2) measuring atmospheric heating in a well defined layer and then relating it to cloud properties and water vapor content. Seven new instruments were developed for use with Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles (UAVs) as the host platform for flux, radiance, cloud, and water vapor measurements. Four major field campaigns were undertaken to use these new as well as existing instruments to make critically needed atmospheric measurements. Scientific results include the profiling of clear sky fluxes from near surface to 14 km and the strong indication of cloudy atmosphere absorption of solar radiation considerably greater than predicted by extant models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA327047

Entities

People

  • Tim P. Tooman

Organizations

  • Sandia National Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Climate Change
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Ecology
  • Geometry
  • Heat Energy
  • Laser Diodes
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Radar
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Telemetry
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Space