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U. S. Standard Atmosphere, 1962: Icao Standard Atmosphere to 20 Km; Proposed Extension to 32 Km; Tables and Data to 700 Km.

AD659893

Publication Date	1962
Page Count	292
Abstract	The U. S. Standard Atmosphere, 1962 is a product of COESA generated under the impetus of increased knowledge of the higher atmosphere and more accurate determinations of basic quantities, such as redefinition of the absolute thermodynamic temperature scale. For all practical purposes the U. S. Standard Atmosphere, 1962 is in agreement with the ICAO Standard over their common altitude range. Background information, including a brief historical statement, is given in the Foreword. The document is arranged in three parts. Part I gives the basis for the main tables of atmospheric properties and contains a full development of gravity and geopotential as well as the basic assumptions, formulas, and derived quantities. In Part II additional information relating to the atmosphere is given, including discussion of systematic variations, observed and inferred extremes, and representations of atmospheric variables as approximate analytic functions of altitude. Part III contains the main tables of atmospheric properties to 700 kilometers calculated in both metric and English units. Throughout the document figures and short tables are introduced to aid in visualizing the variation with altitude of atmospheric parameters and to provide conversions between various units.
Keywords	Atmosphere Standards Atmosphere models Upper atmosphere Scientific satellites Thermal conductivity Atmospheric temperature Diurnal variations Viscosity Barometric pressure Tropopause Density Solar disturbances Terrestrial magnetism Exosphere 9Troposphere Stratosphere Tables Ozone Wind Sunspots U
NTIS Subject Category	55A - Aeronomy
Corporate Authors	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington D C
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Weather Bureau, Washington, D. C. See also AD-659 543.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	196724

U. S. Standard Atmosphere, 1962: Icao Standard Atmosphere to 20 Km; Proposed Extension to 32 Km; Tables and Data to 700 Km.

U. S. Standard Atmosphere, 1962: Icao Standard Atmosphere to 20 Km; Proposed Extension to 32 Km; Tables and Data to 700 Km.
AD659893

Publication Date	1962
Page Count	292
Abstract	The U. S. Standard Atmosphere, 1962 is a product of COESA generated under the impetus of increased knowledge of the higher atmosphere and more accurate determinations of basic quantities, such as redefinition of the absolute thermodynamic temperature scale. For all practical purposes the U. S. Standard Atmosphere, 1962 is in agreement with the ICAO Standard over their common altitude range. Background information, including a brief historical statement, is given in the Foreword. The document is arranged in three parts. Part I gives the basis for the main tables of atmospheric properties and contains a full development of gravity and geopotential as well as the basic assumptions, formulas, and derived quantities. In Part II additional information relating to the atmosphere is given, including discussion of systematic variations, observed and inferred extremes, and representations of atmospheric variables as approximate analytic functions of altitude. Part III contains the main tables of atmospheric properties to 700 kilometers calculated in both metric and English units. Throughout the document figures and short tables are introduced to aid in visualizing the variation with altitude of atmospheric parameters and to provide conversions between various units.
Keywords	Atmosphere Standards Atmosphere models Upper atmosphere Scientific satellites Thermal conductivity Atmospheric temperature Diurnal variations Viscosity Barometric pressure Tropopause Density Solar disturbances Terrestrial magnetism Exosphere 9Troposphere Stratosphere Tables Ozone Wind Sunspots U
NTIS Subject Category	55A - Aeronomy
Corporate Authors	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington D C
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Weather Bureau, Washington, D. C. See also AD-659 543.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	196724