Earth-GRAM Range Reference Atmosphere (RRA), Auxiliary Profile, and Trajectory Data Options Tutorial

Discipline: Flight Mechanics

Abstract:
This tutorial provides information on Range Reference Atmosphere (RRA) development, RRA input data folder structure in Earth-GRAM, RRA horizontal limitations, RRA vertical extent and resolution, comparison of database specifications with Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2) and National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), and RRA input variables description. This tutorial provides an auxiliary profile overview and input variable description. This tutorial provides a trajectory file overview and input variable description. This tutorial also provides demo cases for utilizing RRA, auxiliary profile, and trajectory data options.