Statistics of link blockage due to cloud cover for free-space optical communications using NCDC surface weather observation data

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4635, Issue , 2002, Pages 138-149

  Piazzolla, Sabino ^a   Slobin, Stephen D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERICS; CLOUDS; OPACITY; OPTICAL LINKS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; SPACE APPLICATIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

CLOUD COVER; FREE-SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS; LINK BLOCKAGE;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0036053177     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.464087     Document Type: Article

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2. Atmospheric propagation effects relevant to optical communications
3. Development of a 1-m class telescope at TMF to support optical communications demonstrations
4. Surface weather observations and reports