Publication Date:
2019-06-28
Description:
The technical characteristics of the Atmospheric Sciences Research Facility, the improvements being made to the instrumentation there which will enhance its usefulness in atmospheric research, and several of the on-going research programs are described. Among the area of atmospheric research discussed are clouds and precipitation, lightning, ozone, wind, and storms. Meteorological instruments including Doppler radar, spectrophotometers, and ozone sensors are mentioned. Atmospheric research relevant to aircraft design and COMSTAR communication satellites is briefly discussed.
Keywords:
METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY
Type:
NASA-TM-84422
,
NAS 1.15:84422
Format:
application/pdf