Horizontal scale variations in satellite estimates of weather erosion parameters for reentry systems /
James T. Bunting, Chankey N. Touart.

Description

Main Author

Bunting, James T.

Related Names

Touart, C. N., author.
U.S. Air Force Geophysics Laboratory.

Language(s)

English

Published

Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts : Air Force Geophysics Laboratory, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, 1980.

Subjects

Aerodynamic heating.
Precipitation (Meteorology) > Precipitation (Meteorology) / Measurement > Precipitation (Meteorology) / Measurement / Remote sensing.
Infrared detectors.
Optical detectors.
Meteorological satellites.
Clouds > Clouds / Measurement > Clouds / Measurement / Remote sensing.
Artificial satellites > Artificial satellites / Atmospheric entry.

Summary

A weather erosion parameter known as the Environmental Severity Index (ESI) has been estimated using infrared and visible data from satellites. Cloud sampling requirements limited the original prediction equations to satellite data averaged over a horizontal scale of 70 km. Further experiments have demonstrated great utility for satellite estimates on a scale of 10 km and also revealed some systematic differences between the coarse and the fine scale estimates. The ESI averages 1 percent to 10 percent higher for the fine scale estimates and high values of ESI are observed more frequently. (Author).

Note

Research supported by the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts.
Meteorology Division Project 6670.
ADA092447 (from http://www.dtic.mil).
"26 June 1980."

Physical Description

27 pages : illustrations, tables ; 28 cm.

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