Near Surface Phenomena in the Inhomogeneous Coastal Boundary Layer

Abstract

The long-term goals of the research are to understand and assess the effects of atmospheric phenomena on the detection of targets at low altitudes over sea in coastal environments with long range infrared search and track (LR-IRST) systems. Atmospheric propagation effects considered are transmission losses due to aerosols and water vapour, blurring and scintillation due to turbulent fluctuations of air temperature and changes in refractivity due to vertical temperature gradients.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA542604

Entities

People

  • G. De Leeuw

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Masses
  • Air Temperature
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheres
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Detection
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Environment
  • Layers
  • Low Altitude
  • Low Elevation
  • Marine Atmospheres
  • Particle Counters
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Temperature Gradients

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers