The early scientific history of the rocket-grenade experiment
In the decade, 1950 to 1960, some thirty sounding rockets carrying the grenade experiment were fired in the Arctic, at middle latitudes and in the equatorial western Pacific. The vertical distributions of temperatures and winds at different seasons and at different times of the day were measured. Al...
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19750061794 2023-05-15T15:02:54+02:00 The early scientific history of the rocket-grenade experiment Stroud, W. G. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Sep 1, 1975 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19750061794 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19750061794 Accession ID: 75A45866 Copyright Other Sources 46 IAF PAPER A75-043 International Astronautical Federation, International Astronautical Congress; Sept. 21-27, 1975; Lisbon; Portugal 1975 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T12:20:08Z In the decade, 1950 to 1960, some thirty sounding rockets carrying the grenade experiment were fired in the Arctic, at middle latitudes and in the equatorial western Pacific. The vertical distributions of temperatures and winds at different seasons and at different times of the day were measured. Although there were significant variations in the results from each of the sites, an outstanding feature was the uniformity with latitude of the seasonal variation of the wind field. Over the latitude-altitude ranges sampled, the winds were strong and from the west during the winter months; and weak and from the east during the summer months. The nature of the general circulation pattern in the mesosphere of the northern hemisphere was revealed by the measurements. Of particular interest were those measurements made at the seasonal turnovers because of the insight into the dynamics of this region they provided. Other/Unknown Material Arctic NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Arctic Pacific |
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In the decade, 1950 to 1960, some thirty sounding rockets carrying the grenade experiment were fired in the Arctic, at middle latitudes and in the equatorial western Pacific. The vertical distributions of temperatures and winds at different seasons and at different times of the day were measured. Although there were significant variations in the results from each of the sites, an outstanding feature was the uniformity with latitude of the seasonal variation of the wind field. Over the latitude-altitude ranges sampled, the winds were strong and from the west during the winter months; and weak and from the east during the summer months. The nature of the general circulation pattern in the mesosphere of the northern hemisphere was revealed by the measurements. Of particular interest were those measurements made at the seasonal turnovers because of the insight into the dynamics of this region they provided. |
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