Strategic High Altitude Infrared Backgrounds

Abstract

This work describes the work done during the first year of a contract to analyze and model data from high altitude background measurements. The contract has 5 separate tasks: 1. MSX Data Analysis: 2.1 Trace Species in Modtran, 2.2 Radiance Inversion Techniques, 2.3 Mesospheric Radiance Model, 2.4 FAScode for the Environment (FASE). In Task 1, techniques for analyzing data from the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) are developed, including developing experiment plans, developing software for the automated analysis of data from visible and ultraviolet imagers, and developing techniques for correlating data from meteorological satellites with MSX data. In Task 2.2, a package for the general inversion for advanced retrieval of atmospheric species from high spectral resolution measurements is described. In Task 2.4, progress in the development of the line-by-line atmospheric transmittance/radiance program FASE (FAScode for the Environment) is described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA402952

Entities

People

  • Hillary E. Snell
  • Jean-luc Moncet
  • William O. Gallery

Organizations

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Computer Programs
  • Contracts
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Processing
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Environment
  • Grids
  • High Altitude
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Remote Sensing
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Space