A computational tool for evaluating THz imaging performance in brownout conditions at land sites throughout the world

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7324, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Fiorino, Steven T ^a   Bartell, Richard J ^a   Krizo, Matthew J ^a   Marek, Seth L ^a   Bohn, Matthew J ^a   Randall, Robb M ^a   Cusumano, Salvatore J ^a  

^a Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric effects; Atmospheric transmission; Brownout; Optical properties; THz imaging

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EFFECTS; AEROSOL ABSORPTION; AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGIES; AT-WAVELENGTH; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMISSION; BROWNOUT; COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS; DIRECTED ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; IMAGE DEGRADATION; IMAGING PERFORMANCE; OFF-AXIS; OPTICAL TURBULENCE; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SCATTERING CHAR-ACTERISTICS; SUBMILLIMETER WAVELENGTHS; SUBMILLIMETERS; TERAHERTZ; THZ IMAGING; TIME OF DAY; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER VAPOR CONTENTS; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; TURBULENCE; WATER CONTENT; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 69949122980     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.818922     Document Type: Conference Paper

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