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Global Stratospheric Impact of Solid Rocket Motor Launchers

Authors: Malcolm Ko; Run-Lie Shia; Debra Weisenstein; Jose Rodriguez; Nien-Dak Sze; TRW SPACE AND DEFENSE SECTOR REDONDO BEACH CA
Abstract:
We used the GISS/Harvard/UCI3-D CTM on the AER computer platform to perform a number of simulations to obtain the surface area from accumulation of A12O3 particulates from solid rocket motors (SRM), orbital debris, and meteorites. In the calculation, the initial size distribution of the particulates emitted by SRM is represented by a tn-modal distribution with bulk density of 1.7 gm/cm. It is assumed that particles do not interact with each other so that particles in each size bin will evolve independently.

Limitations: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Pages: 43
Report Date: 30 SEP 1999
Contract Number: F09603-95-D-0176-0007
Report Number: A328314
Keywords relating to this report:
*ROCKET LAUNCHERS
*SOLID PROPELLANT ROCKET ENGINES
*STRATOSPHERE
DEBRIS
GLOBAL
HIGH LATITUDES
IMPACT
LATITUDE
METEORITES
ORBITS
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
SIMULATION
SULFATES
SURFACES
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