A Climatology of the Refractive Index Structure Function Parameter, Cn(2), in the North Atlantic Ocean Region.

The optical refractive index structure function parameter, Cn(2), describes the effects of turbulence on optical propagation. Surface boundary layer turbulence models are used to calculate monthly mean values and standard deviations of Cn(2) in the North Atlantic Ocean. Cn(2) statistics are presente...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brown,Terry, Goroch,Andreas K
Other Authors: NAVAL ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION RESEARCH FACILITY MONTEREY CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1982
Subjects:
Meteorology
Lasers and Masers
Radiofrequency Wave Propagation
*Refractive index
North Atlantic Ocean
Ocean surface
Boundary layer
Troposphere
Turbulence
Functions(Mathematics)
Meteorological phenomena
Mathematical models
Mean
Standard deviation
Diurnal variations
Seasonal variations
Maps
Contours
Lasers
Light transmission
WU6221
PE62759N
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA112515
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA112515
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Summary:The optical refractive index structure function parameter, Cn(2), describes the effects of turbulence on optical propagation. Surface boundary layer turbulence models are used to calculate monthly mean values and standard deviations of Cn(2) in the North Atlantic Ocean. Cn(2) statistics are presented as isopleths of mean values and standard deviations for day, night, and diurnally averaged values. (Author)

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