Profiling Atmospheric Turbulence Using a Dynamically Ranged Rayleigh Beacon System

Abstract

This body of research provides a new means for quantifying the strength profile of atmospheric turbulence. Utilizing the outlined methodologies, a direct measurement of the perturbed wavefront is used which differs fundamentally from other means of estimating a turbulence strength profile. This dissertation provides the foundational theory for understanding atmospheric turbulence, provides reference to currently available turbulence estimation techniques, and provides details towards TARDIS, the tomographic turbulence estimation methodology, and analysis of initial proof of concept data collected.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1149665

Entities

People

  • Steven M. Zuraski

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology
  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • Measurement
  • Observatories
  • Optical Detection
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Theoretical Analysis.