Accession Number:

ADA065294

Title:

Jason 1978 Sonic Boom Report

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.

Corporate Author:

SRI INTERNATIONAL ARLINGTON VA

Personal Author(s):

• MacDonald, G. J.
• Flatte, S. M.
• Garwin, R. L.
• Perkins, F. W.

Report Date:

1978-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

48.0

Abstract:

Press reports of East Coast Mystery Booms has led to a number of studies of the propagation of shock waves into the thermosphere. This report shows that SST Concorde generated booms a do not heat the thermosphere, b do not create thermospheric wind, and c do not cause chemical changes in the thermosphere.

Descriptors:

• *SONIC BOOM
• DENSITY
• MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
• MODELS
• PRESSURE
• PROPAGATION
• SHOCK WAVES
• TEMPERATURE
• THERMOSPHERE

Subject Categories:

• Acoustics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE