The aggregate behavior of branch points - Measuring the number and velocity of atmospheric turbulence layers

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 22377-22392

  Oesch, Denis W ^a   Sanchez, Darryl J ^b   Matson, Charles L ^b  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; TURBULENCE MODELS;

AGGREGATE BEHAVIOR; ATMOSPHERIC LAYERS; BRANCH POINTS; ESTIMATION PROCESS; OPTICAL WAVES; PHASE DIFFERENCE; SENSOR NOISE; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION; STRONG TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

EID: 78049508894     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.022377     Document Type: Article

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