Current status of SHARC, the Strategic High-Altitude Radiance Code, and description of its new auroral module

Technical Report · Fri Apr 20 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6697788

Sharma, R; Ratkowski, A; Duff, J; Bernstein, L; Gruninger, J

The Strategic High-Altitude Radiance Code (SHARC) is a new computer code that calculates atmospheric radiation in the mesosphere and thermosphere. The initial version, SHARC-1, is available for distribution. This talk discusses the capabilities of this code and describes the new auroral model which will be incorporated in the next version. SHARC calculates radiance and transmittance for paths from 60 to 300 km altitude in the 2-40 microns spectral region. It models radiation due to NLTE (Non-Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium) molecular emissions which are the dominant sources at these altitudes.

• Research Organization: Air Force Geophysics Lab., Hanscom AFB, MA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6697788
• Report Number(s): AD-A-221068/0/XAB; GL-TR--90-0097
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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EARTH ATMOSPHERE
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