347
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M. von Ehrenfried, Stratospheric Balloons, Springer Praxis Books,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68130-2
A
Academy of Opto-Electronics (AOE), 144
Adaptable Lighter Than Air (ALTA), 227, 228
Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE), 159, 185,
194, 282
Aerobiology, 147–149
Aeronomy, 146–147
Aerospace Engineering Facility (AEF), 227
Aerostats, 6, 99, 100, 104, 105, 281
Aire sur L’Adour, 141
Air Force, xvi, 29, 30, 141, 192, 194, 199, 223,
225–227, 262, 271–273, 301, 302
Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories
(AFCRL), 225, 302
Airmen’s Meteorological Information
(AIRMET), 74
Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC), 68
Airships, 33, 99, 100, 103–104, 107, 144, 192,
220, 281, 311
Air traffic control (ATC), 4, 5, 55, 85, 87, 118,
128, 141, 142, 262, 278
Akaike, Y., 214
Alice Springs, 71, 122, 123, 129–131, 165, 197,
223, 224, 252, 261–263
Allen, K., xviii
Alvarez, L.W., 127, 128
Amateur Radio High Altitude
Balloon (ARHAB), 241
The American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics (AIAA), 274, 275
Amundsen-Scott, 132, 200–202
Anderson, C.D., 251
Anderson, G., xvii
Angeli, J., 257
Antarctica, 4, 19, 22, 51, 53, 54, 64, 65, 69, 75,
77, 78, 80, 111, 112, 123, 127,
131–133, 138, 155, 157, 164, 165,
167–169, 180, 183, 186–189, 194, 197,
199–205, 207, 208, 213, 214, 224, 249,
253, 264, 265, 267–269, 279, 282, 293,
296, 298, 299, 305–307, 309, 336, 339
Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA),
xvi, 11, 12, 182, 188, 189, 213, 282,
283, 285, 293, 306, 336
Archimedes, 1
ARGOS, 130, 147, 263
Asian Tropopause Aerosol Layer (ATAL), 176,
221, 252, 297
Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT), 142
Assmann, R., 2, 270
Astrofilm, 37, 261
Astrophysics, 4, 42, 59, 155, 157, 158, 175,
181–189, 194, 206, 218, 278, 282–287,
290, 293, 295, 296, 299
Astrophysics Research and Analysis (APRA), 21
Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High
Spectral Resolution Observations at
Submillimeter-wavelengths
(ASTHROS), xvii, 169–172, 206, 213,
215, 293, 296
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 223
Australia, 4, 23, 47, 71, 83, 122, 129–131, 137,
165, 167, 190, 197, 223–224, 251, 252,
258, 259, 261–264
Australian Balloon Launch Station (ABLS), 223
Authority to Proceed (ATP), 69
Index
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
M. von Ehrenfried, Stratospheric Balloons, Springer Praxis Books,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68130-2
A
Academy of Opto-Electronics (AOE), 144
Adaptable Lighter Than Air (ALTA), 227, 228
Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE), 159, 185,
194, 282
Aerobiology, 147–149
Aeronomy, 146–147
Aerospace Engineering Facility (AEF), 227
Aerostats, 6, 99, 100, 104, 105, 281
Aire sur L’Adour, 141
Air Force, xvi, 29, 30, 141, 192, 194, 199, 223,
225–227, 262, 271–273, 301, 302
Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories
(AFCRL), 225, 302
Airmen’s Meteorological Information
(AIRMET), 74
Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC), 68
Airships, 33, 99, 100, 103–104, 107, 144, 192,
220, 281, 311
Air traffic control (ATC), 4, 5, 55, 85, 87, 118,
128, 141, 142, 262, 278
Akaike, Y., 214
Alice Springs, 71, 122, 123, 129–131, 165, 197,
223, 224, 252, 261–263
Allen, K., xviii
Alvarez, L.W., 127, 128
Amateur Radio High Altitude
Balloon (ARHAB), 241
The American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics (AIAA), 274, 275
Amundsen-Scott, 132, 200–202
Anderson, C.D., 251
Anderson, G., xvii
Angeli, J., 257
Antarctica, 4, 19, 22, 51, 53, 54, 64, 65, 69, 75,
77, 78, 80, 111, 112, 123, 127,
131–133, 138, 155, 157, 164, 165,
167–169, 180, 183, 186–189, 194, 197,
199–205, 207, 208, 213, 214, 224, 249,
253, 264, 265, 267–269, 279, 282, 293,
296, 298, 299, 305–307, 309, 336, 339
Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA),
xvi, 11, 12, 182, 188, 189, 213, 282,
283, 285, 293, 306, 336
Archimedes, 1
ARGOS, 130, 147, 263
Asian Tropopause Aerosol Layer (ATAL), 176,
221, 252, 297
Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT), 142
Assmann, R., 2, 270
Astrofilm, 37, 261
Astrophysics, 4, 42, 59, 155, 157, 158, 175,
181–189, 194, 206, 218, 278, 282–287,
290, 293, 295, 296, 299
Astrophysics Research and Analysis (APRA), 21
Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High
Spectral Resolution Observations at
Submillimeter-wavelengths
(ASTHROS), xvii, 169–172, 206, 213,
215, 293, 296
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 223
Australia, 4, 23, 47, 71, 83, 122, 129–131, 137,
165, 167, 190, 197, 223–224, 251, 252,
258, 259, 261–264
Australian Balloon Launch Station (ABLS), 223
Authority to Proceed (ATP), 69
Index