Molecular dynamics from remote observation of CO(a) from space shuttle plumes

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 352-362

  Dimpfl, William L ^a,c   Light, Glenn C ^a,c   Bernstein, Lawrence S ^b  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b SPECTRAL SCIENCES INC   (United States)

^c M2/251 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; GEOPHYSICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ORBITS; QUANTUM THEORY; REMOTE SENSING; ROCKET ENGINES; SATELLITE GROUND STATIONS; SPACE FLIGHT; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

REMOTE OBSERVATION; SPACE SHUTTLE PLUMES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECTRAL RADIANCE;

SPACE SHUTTLES;

EID: 18144365158     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.7601     Document Type: Article

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