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Winds aloft statistical analysis in support of day of launch Shuttle systems evaluationIn connection with the development of the Meteorological Interactive Data Display System (MIDDS) for utilization by the Launch Systems Evaluation Advisory Team (LSEAT), requirements have been established to expand the pre-launch analysis of winds aloft for the Space Shuttle. Statistical analyses developed for the system include: comparison of pre-launch wind component profiles to wind component extremes at each altitude calculated from launch site historical data; conditional probability ellipses for wind vectors at a future time given the wind vector at an initial time; comparison of observed extreme wind shear and associated wind speed with launch site historical data utilizing the bivariate extreme value (Gumbel) distribution; estimation of extremes of wind speed or wind shear at a future time given the extremes of either variable at an initial time, utilizing the conditional extreme value distribution; power spectrum analysis for tracking wind perturbation energy in sequential pre-launch Jimsphere wind profiles.
Document ID
19880034987
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Adelfang, S. I.
(Computer Sciences Corp. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Smith, O. E.
(Computer Sciences Corp. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Batts, G. W.
(Computer Sciences Corp. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Hill, C. K.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Space Transportation
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 88-0294
Accession Number
88A22214
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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