U.S. standard atmosphere
Subtitle: 1976
Contributors: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; United States. Dept. of the Air Force; United States Committee on Extension to the Standard Atmosphere
Publisher: Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
Published: 1976
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
Subjects: Atmosphere -- Tables
Notes: Prepared by United States Committee on Extension to the Standard Atmosphere (COESA) under sponsorship of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and United States Air Force

Chiefly tables

"NOAA-S/T 76-1562."

Issued October 1976

"Revision of the U.S. Standard Atmosphere, 1962."

"The U.S. Standard Atmosphere, 1976, with tables and graphs extending to 1000 km, was adopted by the United States Committee on Extension to the Standard Atmosphere (COESA) in February 1975. This edition is the same as COESA's 'U.S. Standard Atmosphere, 1962' below 50 km, but replaces the 1962 Standard Atmosphere at higher altitudes."

"COESA is a group of organizations established in 1953 to take action required to provide the then newborn missile industry with a realistic description of the atmosphere extending beyond altitudes of conventional aircraft operations."62' below 50 km, but replaces the 1962 Standard Atmosphere at higher altitudes."

Bibliography: p. 220-224