A Climatology of the Refractive Index Structure Function Parameter, Cn(2), in the North Atlantic Ocean Region.

Abstract

The optical refractive index structure function parameter, Cn(2), describes the effects of turbulence on optical propagation. Surface boundary layer turbulence models are used to calculate monthly mean values and standard deviations of Cn(2) in the North Atlantic Ocean. Cn(2) statistics are presented as isopleths of mean values and standard deviations for day, night, and diurnally averaged values. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA112515

Entities

People

  • Andreas K. Goroch
  • Terry Brown

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Databases
  • Equations
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Flux
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Military Research
  • North Atlantic Ocean
  • Oceans
  • Refractive Index
  • Research Facilities
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Analytical Mechanics
  • Climatology
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers