Field measurement and comparison of optical turbulence

Robert W. Smith; Ted Corbin

doi:10.1117/12.137840

21 September 1992 Field measurement and comparison of optical turbulence

Robert W. Smith, Ted Corbin

Proceedings Volume 1687, Characterization, Propagation, and Simulation of Sources and Backgrounds II; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.137840
Event: Aerospace Sensing, 1992, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

In the past year, one measurement has been of great interest to those that we support and that is the measurement of optical turbulence or more specifically the refractive index structure coefficient. It is well understood that this parameters is affected by such factors as cloud cover, humidity, wind, solar loading and surface conditions. We present here field measurements from several locations where all of the environmental factors effecting turbulence have been measured along with the turbulence itself. This field data was compared with the US Army Atmospheric Sciences (ASL) Laboratory model called IMTURB. The results of this comparison are presented with comments on areas of improvement both in accuracy and in ease of use.

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Robert W. Smith and Ted Corbin "Field measurement and comparison of optical turbulence", Proc. SPIE 1687, Characterization, Propagation, and Simulation of Sources and Backgrounds II, (21 September 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.137840

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