1 August 1999 Modeling and measurement of atmospheric optical turbulence over land
Daniel L. Hutt
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The effects of atmospheric turbulence on optical system performance depend primarily on the refractive index structure parameter C2n and the inner scale ?0. A simple model for C2n and ?0 is described and experimentally tested. The model, based on the Monin-Obuhkov similarity theory, was developed by Thiermann and is valid in the atmospheric surface layer over land. The inputs to the model are standard meteorological parameters plus solar irradiance and parameters that characterize the local terrain. Model results are compared with measurements of C2n and ?0 made with a laser scintillometer at a height of 1.8 m. The performance of the model was found to be good during unstable daytime conditions.
Daniel L. Hutt "Modeling and measurement of atmospheric optical turbulence over land," Optical Engineering 38(8), (1 August 1999). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.602188
Published: 1 August 1999
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KEYWORDS
Atmospheric modeling

Data modeling

Heat flux

Turbulence

Optical turbulence

Atmospheric optics

Scintillation

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