Air Force Reference Atmospheres

Air Force Reference Atmospheres
Author: Allen E. Cole
Publisher:
Total Pages: 82
Release: 1978
Genre: Atmospheric density
ISBN:

Sets of mean monthly reference atmospheres that describe seasonal changes in the vertical distributions of temperature, density, and pressure up to 90 km are presented for 15 intervals of latitude between the equator and pole. Specialized atmospheres are included that portray longitudinal variations in monthly median values of temperature, density, and pressure during winter months. Other models illustrate the magnitude of the changes in the vertical distributions of these atmospheric properties during winter warmings and coolings of the stratosphere and mesosphere in arctic and subarctic regions. Estimates of the day-to-day variations around the monthly median values of temperature and density are provided for each set of models. (Author).

Air Force Reference Atmospheres

Air Force Reference Atmospheres
Author: Allen E. Cole
Publisher:
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1978
Genre: Atmosphere, Upper
ISBN:

Sets of mean monthly reference atmospheres that describe seasonal changes in the vertical distributions of temperature, density, and pressure up to 90 km are presented for 15 intervals of latitude between the equator and pole. Specialized atmospheres are included that portray longitudinal variations in monthly median values of temperature, density, and pressure during winter months. Other models illustrate the magnitude of the changes in the vertical distributions of these atmospheric properties during winter warmings and coolings of the stratosphere and mesosphere in arctic and subarctic regions. Estimates of the day-to-day variations around the monthly median values of temperature and density are provided for each set of models. (Author)

A Global Reference Atmosphere from 18 to 80 Km

A Global Reference Atmosphere from 18 to 80 Km
Author: Gerald Vann Groves
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1985
Genre: Atmospheric temperature
ISBN:

Monthly means of zonal mean temperature, pressure, density, number density, pressure scale height, and geostrophic W-E wind are tabulated at heights from 18 to 80 km and latitudes from 80 S to 80 N with a 10 deg latitude interval. Formulae by which these quantities may be computed are present. Monthly mean longitudinal variations of temperature, pressure and density are tabulated at 30 deg longitude intervals for September to April in the N hemisphere and April to November in the S hemisphere at latitudes 20, 30 ..., 80 N (or S) over the same range of heights. Formulae by which the temperature, pressure and density variations may be computed are presented. The zonal means are derived from tabulations of temperature and geopotential height based on Nimbus 5 SCR and Nimbus 6 PMR and a S hemisphere reference atmosphere based on rocketsonde data that were both prepared for the COSPAR Meeting, Graz 1984 and on two earlier N hemisphere rocket-based reference atmospheres. CIRA 1972 and Air Force Reference Atmospheres (1978). The longitudinal variations are derived solely from the satellite-based tabulations. Comparisons are made between the rocket-based reference atmospheres, the satellite-based tabulations and the reference values presented here. Keywords: Reference atmosphere; Temperature; Pressure; Density; Stratosphere; Mesosphere. (Author)

Guide to Reference and Standard Atmosphere Models

Guide to Reference and Standard Atmosphere Models
Author: American National Standards Institute
Publisher: AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics)
Total Pages: 74
Release: 1997
Genre: Science
ISBN:

This standard provides guidelines for selecting reference and standard atmospheric models for engineering design or scientific research. The guide describes the content of the model, uncertainties and limitations, technical basis, data bases from which the model is formed, publication references, and sources of computer code for thirty-three (33) atmospheric models for altitudes from Earth's surface to 2400 kilometers, which are generally recognized in the aerospace sciences. Information on atmospheric models for Mars and Venus is also included. This Guide is intended to assist aircraft and space vehicle designers and developers, geophysicists, meteorologists, and climatotogists in understanding available models, comparing sources of data, and interpreting engineering and scientific results based on different atmospheric models.

A New Mean Reference Atmosphere for 25 to 500 Km

A New Mean Reference Atmosphere for 25 to 500 Km
Author: Kenneth S. W. Champion
Publisher:
Total Pages: 34
Release: 1972
Genre: Atmosphere
ISBN:

The model was prepared as part of the activities of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) panel on new reference atmospheres. It will be published as 'The Mean COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere 1972.' The reference atmospheres aid in the design of aircraft, missiles and satellites. The Mean Atmosphere, provided for the altitude range 25 to 500 km, contains tables of temperature, density, and pressure for the whole range. Composition (major constituents and some minor constituents) is given for the range 75 to 500 km. The model represents mean annual and solar cycle conditions for latitudes near 30 degrees. (Author).

A New Mean Reference Atmosphere for 25 to 500 Km

A New Mean Reference Atmosphere for 25 to 500 Km
Author: K. S. W. Champion
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1972
Genre: Atmosphere
ISBN:

The model was prepared as part of the activities of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) panel on new reference atmospheres. It will be published as 'The Mean COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere 1972.' The reference atmospheres aid in the design of aircraft, missiles and satellites. The Mean Atmosphere, provided for the altitude range 25 to 500 km, contains tables of temperature, density, and pressure for the whole range. Composition (major constituents and some minor constituents) is given for the range 75 to 500 km. The model represents mean annual and solar cycle conditions for latitudes near 30 degrees. (Author)