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 the atmosphere on the detection of targets at low altitudes over sea with LR-IRST systems. Effects considered are transmission losses due to aerosols and water vapor, effects of turbulent fluctuations of the air temperature on blurring and scintillation, and the effect of the vertical temperature gradients on IR refractivity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA629459

Entities

People

  • G. De Leeuw

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Masses
  • Air Temperature
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheres
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Layers
  • Low Altitude
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Particle Counters
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Spectroscopy.