Measured In Situ Atmospheric Ambient Aerosol Size-Distributions, Particle Concentrations, and Turbulence Data for RSA TA-6 Test Range, Redstone Arsenal, AL, April-May 2015

Abstract

During the 5-day periods of April 20 24 and May 4 8, 2015, a series of measurements designed to characterize various aerosol and atmospheric parameters were made in support the All Weather Tracker (AWT) Experiment that was conducted at the RSA TA-6 Test Range, located at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Since the primary objective of the experiment was to investigate both active and passive polarimetric imaging methods in the short-wave infrared (SWIR), efforts were taken to characterize the 2 atmospheric effects that most influence efficient electrometric (EM) propagation, i.e., ambient aerosols and optical turbulence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA626144

Entities

People

  • Edward E. Montgomery
  • Kristan Gurton
  • Stephanie Cunningham

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diurnal Variations
  • Field Tests
  • High Resolution
  • Humidity
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Particles
  • Refractive Index
  • Short-Wavelength Infrared Radiation
  • Spectrometers
  • Turbulence
  • Visibility
  • Water Vapor
  • Weather

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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