Aerodynamic effects on atmospheric composition measurements from rocket vehicles in the thermosphere

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Sep 1988

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988p%26ss...36..921b&link_type=abstract

Planetary and Space Science (ISSN 0032-0633), vol. 36, Sept. 1988, p. 921-926.

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Aerodynamic Characteristics, Atmospheric Composition, Rocket Sounding, Thermosphere, Density Distribution, Mesopause, Monte Carlo Method, Oxygen Atoms, Rocket-Borne Instruments

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The effects of the aerodynamic flowfield surrounding a rocket on upper-atmosphere composition measurements obtained by rocket-borne instrumentation are considered. It is noted that the flowfield is near continuum at the mesopause, with distinct shock waves and boundary layers. These features are shown to thicken and merge with increasing altitude and to lose their identity as free-molecular flow is approached at the thermopause. Direct simulation Monte Carlo methods are employed to calculate the flow past a representative rocket vehicle.

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