Long Path, Visible and Infrared Transmissometer: Calibration and Use.

Abstract

The Barnes Model 14-WP transmissometer is one of the principle optical path calibration instruments of the Air Force Avionics Laboratory's Targeting Systems Characterization Facility. A simple test based on LOWTRAN IIIB was devised to certify system calibration while installed on an eight kilometer optical path. In addition, an optical path anomaly was investigated. Results are discussed and recommendations for additional calibration tests and new procedures are made. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA052898

Entities

People

  • Leo Owen Vroombout

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Attenuation
  • Data Processing Equipment
  • Detectors
  • Dew Point
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Light Sources
  • Line Of Sight
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Processing Equipment
  • Radiation
  • Scattering
  • Transmitters
  • Water Vapor

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  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.