Refractive Index Effects in the Marine Boundary Layer

Abstract

The long-terms goals of the research are to measure the atmospheric mean and turbulence structures and statistics that are related to the propagation of laser and radar signals over the ocean. It has been hypothesized that waves have a large effect on propagation in certain wind speed ranges. Previous experiments from R/P FLIP have shown the effects of waves on the momentum flux and turbulence at wind-wave and swell scales. The problem now is to investigate the effects for the scalars that affect propagation -- temperature and water vapor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA625787

Entities

People

  • Carl A. Friehe

Organizations

  • University of California, Irvine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Dew Point
  • Engineering
  • Heat Energy
  • Humidity
  • Latent Heat
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Momentum
  • Radar Signals
  • Radiation
  • Refractive Index
  • Turbulence
  • Vapors
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy