A Comparison of Optical Turbulence Models
Abstract
The U.S. Navy has an interest in the use of laser systems for surface ships. Such systems must operate within a thin near-surface environment called the marine atmospheric surface layer. There exist substantial gradients in temperature and momentum within this layer which make turbulence a strong function of height. We are interested in robust and simple optical turbulence models that can be used to predict turbulence along near horizontal paths. We discuss several different models that are based upon similarity theory, and we compare the models with field transmission data taken from both over-water and over-land propagation paths.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA465265
Entities
People
- Charmaine Gilbreath
- Dimitri Tsintikidis
- Eun Oh
- Frank Eaton
- Jennifer Ricklin
- Steve Doss-hammel
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory