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.
Facilities for Meteorological Research at NASA Goddard/Wallops Flight Facility
1984
6 pages
Report
No indication
English
Meteorological Instruments & Instrument Platforms , Physical Meteorology , Meteorological Data Collection, Analysis, & Weather , Dynamic Meteorology , Lightning , Meteorological instruments , Ozone , Precipitation (Meteorology) , Storms (Meteorology) , Wind (Meteorology) , Aircraft design , Atmospheric turbulence , Clouds , Comstar satellites , Doppler radar , Meteorological radar , Precipitation particle measurement , Spectrophotometers , Thunderstorms , Wind profiles