Propagation of electromagnetic waves in Kolmogorov and non-Kolmogorov atmospheric turbulence: Three-layer altitude model

Applied Optics

Volumn 47, Issue 34, 2008, Pages 6385-6391

  Zilberman, Arkadi ^a   Golbraikh, Ephim ^a   Kopeika, Norman S ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

LOG-AMPLITUDE VARIANCE; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; PROPAGATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; REFRACTIVE INDEX FLUCTUATIONS; THREE-LAYER MODELS; TURBULENCE PROFILE; TURBULENCE PROPERTIES; TURBULENCE SPECTRUM;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

EID: 60949090504     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.47.006385     Document Type: Conference Paper

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