Optical seeing mechanism of formation of thin turbulent laminae in the atmosphere

Applied Optics

Volumn 34, Issue 24, 1995, Pages 5461-5474

  Coulman, C E ^a   Vernin, J ^a   Fuchs, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR TURBULENCE; BALLOON OBSERVATION; HYDRODYNAMIC INSTABILITY; OPTICAL IMAGE PROPAGATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX STRUCTURE; SEEING LAYER; TURBULENT LAMINAE;

CANARY ISLANDS; CHILE; FRANCE;

EID: 0029507089     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.34.005461     Document Type: Article

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