Atmospheric measurements of Cn2 and comparisons between atmospheric profiler and aircraft anemometer measurements for clear, daytime conditions

Amanda J. Preble; John B. Wissler; T. Bryan Scruggs; Donna D. B. Keating; Michael S. Hayes; Frank D. Eaton; Kenneth P. Bishop; Demos T. Kyrazis

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30 September 1994 Atmospheric measurements of C_n² and comparisons between atmospheric profiler and aircraft anemometer measurements for clear, daytime conditions

Amanda J. Preble, John B. Wissler, T. Bryan Scruggs, Donna D. B. Keating, Michael S. Hayes, Frank D. Eaton, Kenneth P. Bishop, Demos T. Kyrazis

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Proceedings Volume 2266, Optical Spectroscopic Techniques and Instrumentation for Atmospheric and Space Research; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.187591
Event: SPIE's 1994 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1994, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A joint radar/aircraft optical turbulence measurement is discussed. The joint measurement was made over White Sands, New Mexico with a KC135E aircraft equipped with fiber film temperature probes and a ground-based atmospheric profiler. General meteorological conditions were such that the turbulence on the day of the experiment was fairly weak. Emphasis was placed on the 36,000 ft to 42,000 ft altitude regime. Results showed good agreement between the atmospheric profiler and the aircraft-based measurements.

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Amanda J. Preble, John B. Wissler, T. Bryan Scruggs, Donna D. B. Keating, Michael S. Hayes, Frank D. Eaton, Kenneth P. Bishop, and Demos T. Kyrazis "Atmospheric measurements of C_n² and comparisons between atmospheric profiler and aircraft anemometer measurements for clear, daytime conditions", Proc. SPIE 2266, Optical Spectroscopic Techniques and Instrumentation for Atmospheric and Space Research, (30 September 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.187591

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