A Computer Program to Model the CN2 Optical Turbulence Characteristics of a Given Atmosphere, Its Conversion to IBM Fortran and Utilization

Abstract

This thesis describes the conversion of a computer program form Fortran IV used by the CDC computer to Fortran IV compatible with the Naval Postgraduate School IBM 3033 system. The converted program, called TURB2, estimates the magnitude of the refractive index structure parameter, sq Cn(z), for a dry atmosphere in horizontal layers. The altitudes of the layers depend upon the corresponding altitudes of conventional meteorological rawinsonde balloon data. The data input is a formatted file called TURB2 DATAIN and the output consists of the value of dry sq Cn at each altitude along with a graph of log Cn2 vs. altitude. Additional keywords: Subroutines; Computer files; Electromagnetic radiation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA159762

Entities

People

  • Nicholas J. Padula

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Data Sets
  • Digital Information
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Refractive Index
  • Schools
  • Turbulence
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Wind Shear

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computer Science.