Validation of infrasonic waveform modeling using observations of the STS107 failure upon reentry

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  McKenna, Mihan H ^a   Herrin, Eugene T ^b  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHOCK WAVES; TELEMETERING SYSTEMS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

INFRASONIC WAVEFORM MODELING; RAY TRACE EIGENRAY; TELEMETERED TRAVEL PATH;

ACOUSTIC WAVES;

ACOUSTIC ARRAY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; INFRASONICS; MAPPING; SPACE SHUTTLE; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646461004     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL024801     Document Type: Article

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