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Orbit dynamics and geographical coverage capabilities of satellite-based solar occultation experiments for global monitoring of stratospheric constituentsOrbit dynamics of the solar occultation technique for satellite measurements of the Earth's atmosphere are described. A one-year mission is simulated and the orbit and mission design implications are discussed in detail. Geographical coverage capabilities are examined parametrically for a range of orbit conditions. The hypothetical mission is used to produce a simulated one-year data base of solar occultation measurements; each occultation event is assumed to produce a single number, or 'measurement' and some statistical properties of the data set are examined. A simple model is fitted to the data to demonstrate a procedure for examining global distributions of atmospheric constitutents with the solar occultation technique.
Document ID
19800010865
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Publication (TP)
Authors
Brooks, D. R. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1980
Subject Category
Astrodynamics
Report/Patent Number
L-12804
NASA-TP-1606
Accession Number
80N19142
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 146-60-02-01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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