Observation of the exhaust plume from the space shuttle main engines using the microwave limb sounder
A space shuttle launch deposits 700 tonnes of water in the atmosphere. Some of this water is released into the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere where it may be directly detected by a limb sounding satellite instrument. We report measurements of water vapour plumes from shuttle launches made b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Atmospheric Measurement Techniques |
| Online Access: | http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/4/89/2011/amt-4-89-2011.pdf |