Low-cost mission architecture for global tropospheric wind measurements

Carl A. Nardell; James R. Wertz; Michael Dehring; Peter Tchoryk Jr.

doi:10.1117/12.544653

30 August 2004 Low-cost mission architecture for global tropospheric wind measurements

Carl A. Nardell, James R. Wertz, Michael Dehring, Peter Tchoryk Jr.

Proceedings Volume 5419, Spacecraft Platforms and Infrastructure; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.544653
Event: Defense and Security, 2004, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Tropospheric wind measurements are of great meteorological and tactical value, but are presently not available on a global basis. The primary obstacle to a space-based Doppler wind LIDAR mission capable of obtaining these measurements has been the cost and risk associated with flying high power lasers and large telescopes in low-earth orbit. This paper presents an alternative approach that would result in a low-cost, low-risk responsive approach to deploying a global tropospheric wind measurement system.

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Carl A. Nardell, James R. Wertz, Michael Dehring, and Peter Tchoryk Jr. "Low-cost mission architecture for global tropospheric wind measurements", Proc. SPIE 5419, Spacecraft Platforms and Infrastructure, (30 August 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.544653

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