Model for estimating the refractive-index structure constant in clear-air intermittent turbulence

Applied Optics

Volumn 32, Issue 15, 1993, Pages 2674-2680

  D’Auria, Giovanni ^a   Marzano, Frank S ^a   Merlo, Ugo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Refractive index structure constant; Scintillation; Turbulence intermittency

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; ESTIMATION; RADIOSONDES; SCINTILLATION; TURBULENCE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

INTERMITTENCY; INTERMITTENCY EFFECTS; MEAN VALUES; MODEL FRAMEWORK; PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES; RADIOSONDE OBSERVATIONS; REFRACTIVE-INDEX STRUCTURE CONSTANT; TURBULENCE INTERMITTENCY;

REFRACTIVE INDEX; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

CLEAR AIR; INTERMITTENT TURBULENCE;

EID: 0027596746     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.32.002674     Document Type: Article

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