First-order intensity and log-intensity probability density functions of light scattered by the turbulent atmosphere in terms of lower-order moments

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2269-2274

  Barakat, Richard ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0013236615     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.16.002269     Document Type: Article

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