Study of optical turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer by acoustic remote sensing

Margarita A. Kallistratova; Igor V. Petenko

doi:10.1117/12.154864

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15 September 1993 Study of optical turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer by acoustic remote sensing

Margarita A. Kallistratova, Igor V. Petenko

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Proceedings Volume 1968, Atmospheric Propagation and Remote Sensing II; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.154864
Event: Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1993, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The technique and instrumentation for remote (ground) measurements of the optical refractive index structure parameter C_n² using an acoustic sounder (sodar) is described. The procedure of the sodar absolute calibration is discussed. The comparison between the sodar and in situ measurements suggests that the errors which are inherent to the method proposed are essentially less than the space-time variability of C_n². The results of the study of optically active turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer above mountainous and urban areas are presented.

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Margarita A. Kallistratova and Igor V. Petenko "Study of optical turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer by acoustic remote sensing", Proc. SPIE 1968, Atmospheric Propagation and Remote Sensing II, (15 September 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.154864

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