Optical Turbulence Measurements during One Morning and Two Evening Transition Periods in a Desert Basin

Abstract

Refractive index structure parameter data (c) recorded at 4, 8, 16, and 32 m heights over a desert basin three test periods of about two hours each near sunrise or sunset were analyzed. C between 4 and 8 m was found to be relatively constant. C at 8, 16, and 32 m were least-squares fit to c=c sub 0 (z/z sub 0) to the MTH power over 5 and 15 minute averaging periods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1990
Accession Number
ADA230304

Entities

People

  • G. A. Hart
  • K. E. Kunkel
  • S. K. Searles

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Convection
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Layers
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • New Mexico
  • Radiation
  • Refractive Index
  • Solar Radiation
  • Surface Temperature
  • Turbulence

Readers

  • Analytical Mechanics
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.