ARTEAM: advanced ray tracing with earth atmospheric models

Gerard J. Kunz; Marcel M. Moerman; Alexander M. J. van Eijk

doi:10.1117/12.478827

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6 August 2002 ARTEAM: advanced ray tracing with earth atmospheric models

Gerard J. Kunz, Marcel M. Moerman, Alexander M. J. van Eijk

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Proceedings Volume 4718, Targets and Backgrounds VIII: Characterization and Representation; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478827
Event: AeroSense 2002, 2002, Orlando, FL, United States

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The Advanced Ray Tracing with Earth Atmospheric Models (ARTEAM) aims at a description of the electro-optical propagation environment in the marine atmospheric surface layer. For given meteorological conditions, the model evaluates height- and range-resolved transmission losses, refraction and turbulence effects. These results are subsequently applied to an electro-optical sensor with given specifications to evaluate the effective range and performance of the sensor under the prevailing meteorological conditions. Finally, for specified sensor-target geometry, the model calculates characteristic parameters for geometrical and spectral intensity, scintillation, blur and image distortion. ARTEAM is developed with an extensive Graphical User Interface (GUI) for Windows environments.

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Gerard J. Kunz, Marcel M. Moerman, and Alexander M. J. van Eijk "ARTEAM: advanced ray tracing with earth atmospheric models", Proc. SPIE 4718, Targets and Backgrounds VIII: Characterization and Representation, (6 August 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478827

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