AN EXPERIMENT TO DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE AND FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS OF ATMOSPHERIC SHIMMER OBSERVED FROM HIGH ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT. VOLUME 2.

Abstract

Contents: Experimental Objectives and Concepts--Statement of the Problem and Mathematical Background; Measurement Process Independent Atmospheric Shimmer, Shimmer Resulting from Arcraft Induced Turbulence; Instrumentation-- Design Parameters; Source Considerations; Camera Considerations Aperture, and Focal Length; Film Exposure; Film Type; Film Dimensional Instability; Image Motion Blur; Camera Selection; Existing Camera Systems; Tracker Considerations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0819344

Entities

Organizations

  • Lowell Technological Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Cameras
  • Distortion
  • Focal Planes
  • Frequency
  • Ground Based
  • High Altitude
  • Lamps
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Observation
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Relative Motion

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.