Atmospheric Propagation Analysis Program

Abstract

The Electro-Optics Branch (Code 754) of the Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center (NCCOSC) RDT&E Division has been assigned by NAVSEA under the Photonics Mast Program to conduct experiments to compare the performance of 3- to 5-micron and 8- to 14-micron FLIR systems in typical submarine periscope-imaging environments. This report evaluates the performance of each FLIR system based on atmospheric transmittance measurements in both bands and Minimum Resolvable Temperature (MRT) tests in two extreme weather environments (low and high precipitable water content).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA268231

Entities

People

  • D. B. Law
  • G. D. Edwards
  • L. Terpening
  • R. Tong
  • T. M. Hintz

Organizations

  • Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Atmospheric Attenuation
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Electro-Optics
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Military Research
  • Optics
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Submarine Periscopes

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Surface Coatings Technology.