Optical Turbulence Model for Laser Propagation and Imaging Applications

Abstract

We evaluate a simple model for predicting and understanding the structural behavior of Cn 2 for a specific location, date, time, and given environmental parameters. This model is compared with Cn 2 data taken at the Chesapeake Bay Detachment of the Naval Research Laboratory in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland. This simplified model predicts and explains the fluctuation in Cn 2 reasonably well, and also shows that Cn 2 is a strong function of solar irradiation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA464613

Entities

People

  • E. S. Oh
  • F. D. Eaton
  • G. Charmaine Gilbreath
  • J. C. Ricklin
  • N Vallestero J.

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Bays
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Chesapeake Bay
  • Cloud Cover
  • Clouds
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Data Sets
  • Diurnal Variations
  • Graphs
  • Maryland
  • Meteorology
  • Military Research
  • New Jersey
  • United States
  • Weather Stations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy