LIDAR measurements of atmospheric turbulence vertical profiles

Arkadi Zilberman; Norman S. Kopeika

doi:10.1117/12.532386

16 June 2004 LIDAR measurements of atmospheric turbulence vertical profiles

Arkadi Zilberman, Norman S. Kopeika

Proceedings Volume 5338, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XVI; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.532386
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2004, San Jose, Ca, United States

Abstract

An imaging LIDAR system for measuring vertical profile of the atmospheric refractive index turbulence has been developed and its performance demonstrated. The turbulence profile retrieval technique is based on image motion analysis. In the present work LIDAR measurements of C_n² vertical profiles are demonstrated. Unlike the existing turbulence models, the experimental results show the various strata and layers in the vertical turbulence profiles.

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Arkadi Zilberman and Norman S. Kopeika "LIDAR measurements of atmospheric turbulence vertical profiles", Proc. SPIE 5338, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XVI, (16 June 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.532386

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