Atmospheric Transmission Measurement Program and Field Test Plan.
Abstract
An atmospheric measurement program combining laser-line-extinction, Fourier-spectroscopy, and gas-filter-correlation-spectrometer experiments is described. A brief summary of the NRL experimental propagation effort since 1970 is presented followed by an abbreviated discussion of the current status of linear propagation modeling. Objectives of the current NRL atmospheric transmission program are stated. An experimental field test plan is presented followed by detailed information contained in several appendixes concerning procedures and facilities for laser-line-extinction measurements and calibrations, scanning-Michelson-interferometer experiments, gas-filter-correlation-spectrometer measurements, meteorological and aerosol data acquisition, and on-site data processing. Information concerning project staffing and a schedule for preparation and performance of a field experiment to be carried out at the Patuxent Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Md., are contained in two final appendixes. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 30, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA049186
Entities
People
- Gary L. Trusty
- James A. Dowling
- Kenneth M. Haught
- Richard F. Horton
- Thomas H. Cosden
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory