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CHAPTER 1
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CHAPTER 2
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2.2.4 Receiving Stations -----------+---- +--+ 2-2-2 eee ee eee eee
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CHAPTER 3 RESULTS -------------------------+------------ eee ee 22
3.1 General Performance of the System ----------+-+--------+---------- 22
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CHAPTER 4
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4.1 General Operation of the System ---------------------+-+---------4.2 Activity in the Cloud-----------+--+------ 2-22 - ee eee ee ee ee eee
4.3 Contamination of the Rocket ----+----------+--+--2+-----0-------e--
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SUMMARY- -----------+------- ee tee ee ee ee eee eee eee 36
5.1 Conclusions- ------+-+----+--2- 2-2 5 ee ee eee ee ee ee ee eee ee eee
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REFERENCES - ~------- 2 ee ee ce ee er te ee ee re ee et en ee eee 37
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Cut-away view of atmospheric sounding projectile (ASP) ---------------+-One set of rockets and their launchers -----------------+--+-------+-+
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Energy and direction response ot ASP radiation transducer ---~+-------+-+-+-ASP radiation transducer energy dependence for unitormly
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