The heavy lift launch vehicle associated with the solar power satellite (SPS) would deposit in the upper atmosphere exhaust and reentry products which could modify the composition of the stratosphere, mesosphere, and lower ionosphere. In order to assess such effects, atmospheric model simulations were performed, especially considering a geographic zone centered at the launch and reentry latitudes.


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    Title :

    Environmental effects of SPS: The middle atmosphere


    Contributors:
    Whitten, R. C. (author) / Borucki, W. J. (author) / Park, C. (author) / Woodward, H. T. (author) / Turco, R. P. (author) / Prasad, S. S. (author) / Capone, L. A. (author) / Riegel, C. A. (author)


    Publication date :

    1980-07-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English