Other
Scientific paper
Sep 1988
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988jgr....93.9979k&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 93, Sept. 1, 1988, p. 9979-9986.
Other
9
Meridional Flow, Spacecraft Equipment, Thermosphere, Wind Measurement, Fabry-Perot Interferometers, Signal Detection, Solar Radiation
Scientific paper
The upper atmosphere composition spectrometer (UACS) was flown on the Department of Defense Space Test Program mission S85-1. UACS was designed to measure neutral composition, temperature, and the in-track wind component in the lower thermosphere. In the high inclination orbit of S85-1, UACS measured the meridional component of wind at all but the highest latitudes. While techniques to measure cross-track neutral wind have been successfully demonstrated by other investigators,in situ measurements of the in-track wind component have not been published before. UACS obtained a small but significant set of wind data for 2 days in July 1984 at altitudes between 200 and 235 km, at local solar times of 1030 and 2230 hours. The measured winds compare favorably with published results from ground-based incoherent scatter radar and Fabry-Perot interferometer experiments and with satellite-based cross-track measurements of the meridional wind.
No associations
LandOfFree
Measurements of the thermospheric meridional wind from the S85-1 spacecraft does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Measurements of the thermospheric meridional wind from the S85-1 spacecraft, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Measurements of the thermospheric meridional wind from the S85-1 spacecraft will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-914273