A STUDY OF 30 KM TO 200 KM METEOROLOGICAL ROCKET SOUNDING SYSTEMS – VOLUME Ⅰ- LITERATURE AND DATA REVIEW

摘要

This report reviews the contemporary literature on meteorological rockets and associated systems, to determine the accuracies and limitations of the current meteorological rocket systems from available data, and to determine the adaptability of the more complex geophysical rocket experiments to simplified, economical, routine meteorological rocket soundings. This literature review covers the various system requirements and techniques used in obtaining meteorological measurements of the 3d km to 200 km region of the atmo¬sphere. In addition to the detailed descriptions of the various rocket vehicles, telemetry, sensors, decelerators and other related equipment, this review also includes a study of the. gun probe systems.nThis study report is presented in two books:Book 1 contains an introduction, a dis¬cussion of systems requirements and a description of the various sensing techniques;Book 2 contains details of the rocketsonde decelerator techniques, telemetry and tracking equipment, descriptions of the rocket vehicles, gun probe systems and a summary of the report. The two books are printed under separate cover, and are labeled Volume L.