Using historic models of C n 22 to predict r 0 and regimes affected by atmospheric turbulence for horizontal, slant and topological paths

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6303, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Lawson, Janice K ^a   Carrano, Carmen J ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric boundary layer; Atmospheric turbulence; C n 2; Fried parameter; Index of refraction; Structure coefficient

Indexed keywords

CN2; DECONVOLUTION; FRIED PARAMETER; HORIZONTAL PATH TRAJECTORIES; STRUCTURE COEFFICIENT; WIENER FILTERING METHODS;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

EID: 33750568219     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.679108     Document Type: Conference Paper

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