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.

Guide to Reference and Standard Atmosphere Models

Guide to Reference and Standard Atmosphere Models
Author: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Staff
Publisher:
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1990
Genre:
ISBN: 9780930403843

This reference (G-003A) provides guidelines for selecting atmospheric models for engineering design or atmospheric research. Thirty atmospheric models for altitudes from Earth surface to 2500 kilometres are described in detail, with information such as the technical basis of each.

Planetary Atmosphere Models

Planetary Atmosphere Models
Author: Samuel Augustine Gray
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2014
Genre: Electronic dissertations
ISBN:

The effects of altitude change on the temperature, pressure, density, and speed of sound were investigated. These effects have been documented in Global Reference Atmospheric Models (GRAMs) to be used in calculating the conditions in various parts of the atmosphere for several planets. Besides GRAMs, there are several websites that provide online calculators for the 1976 US Standard Atmosphere. This thesis presents the creation of an online calculator of the atmospheres of Earth, Mars, Venus, Titan, and Neptune. The websites consist of input forms for altitude and temperature adjustment followed by a results table for the calculated data. The first phase involved creating a spreadsheet reference based on the 1976 US Standard Atmosphere and other planetary GRAMs available. Microsoft Excel was used to input the equations and make a graphical representation of the temperature, pressure, density, and speed of sound change as altitude changed using equations obtained from the GRAMs. These spreadsheets were used later as a reference for the JavaScript code in both the design and comparison of the data output of the calculators. The websites were created using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript coding languages. The calculators could accurately display the temperature, pressure, density, and speed of sound of these planets from surface values to various stages within the atmosphere. These websites provide a resource for students involved in projects and classes that require knowledge of these changes in these atmospheres. This project also created a chance for new project topics to arise for future students involved in aeronautics and astronautics.