A first principles atmospheric propagation & characterization tool - The Laser Environmental Effects Definition and Reference (LEEDR)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6878, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Fiorino, Steven T ^a   Bartell, Richard J ^a   Krizo, Matthew J ^a   Caylor, Gregory L ^a   Moore, Kenneth P ^a   Harris, Thomas R ^a   Cusumano, Salvatore J ^a  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol extinction; Atmospheric effects; Cloud free line of sight; Correlated climatology; Optical turbulence

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS; CORRELATED CLIMATOLOGY; OPTICAL TURBULENCE;

HYDROMETERS; LASER RADIATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERICS;

EID: 41149139761     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.763812     Document Type: Conference Paper

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