Relations of the parameters of the i-k distribution for irradiance fluctuations to physical parameters of the turbulence

Applied Optics

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1988, Pages 2150-2156

  Andrews, Larry C ^a   Phillips, Ronald L ^a   Shivamoggi, Bhimsen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0005451658     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.27.002150     Document Type: Article

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