Infrared Horizon Detection

Abstract

The sea/sky interface in the 3 to 5 micron and 8 to 12 micron regions is examined in this report. The efficacy of two algorithms for delineating the optical horizon is studied using infrared data taken with the Infrared Analysis Measurement and Modeling Program (IRAMMP) sensor at Port Hueneme, California, and Marathon Florida. Several signal processing methods are described along with the performance results of computer simulations exercising the various algorithms against the IRAMMP data. Meteorological data collected at the fields sites is used to aid in explaining the varying degrees of contrast exhibited by the database.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 31, 1991
Accession Number
ADA246904

Entities

People

  • Monte S. Kaelberer

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Algorithms
  • California
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Contrast
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • False Alarms
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Data
  • Signal Processing
  • Simulations
  • Warning Systems
  • Weather

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Oceanography.
  • Spectroscopy.