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Prediction of corridor effect from the launching of the satellite power systemA diagnostic model is developed to define the parameters which control the corridor effect of contaminants deposited in a narrow latitudinal band of the earth's atmosphere by numerous launches of the STS and heavy lift launch vehicles for construction of satellite solar power systems. Identified factors included the pollution injection rate, the ambient background levels of the pollutant species, and the transport properties related to the dilution rate of the chemicals. If the chemical life of the pollutant was shorter or the same length of time as the transport time, alterations in the chemical production and loss rates were found to be parameters necessarily added to the model. A comparison with NASA Ames Research Center two-dimensional model results indicate that the corridor effect was possile with operations above 60 km in the case of H2O, H2, and NO production.
Document ID
19830033301
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Borucki, W. J.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Whitten, R. C.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Woodward, H. T.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Capone, L. A.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Riegel, C. A.
(San Jose State University San Jose, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1982
Publication Information
Publication: Space Solar Power Review
Volume: 3
Issue: 3, 19
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
83A14519
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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