Low-Altitude Infrared Propagation in a Coastal Zone: Refraction and Scattering
Applied Optics, Vol. 41, Issue 18, pp. 3706-3724 (2002)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.41.003706
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Abstract
Midwave and long-wave infrared propagation were measured in the marine atmosphere close to the surface of the ocean. Data were collected near San Diego Bay for two weeks in November 1996 over a 15-km horizontal path. The data are interpreted in terms of effects expected from molecules, aerosol particles, and refraction. Aerosol particles are a dominant influence in this coastal zone. They induce a diurnal variation in transmission as their character changes with regular changes in wind direction. A refractive propagation factor calculation is introduced, and it is systematically applied to the model and to the data analysis. It is shown that this refractive propagation factor is a necessary component of a complete near-sea-surface infrared transmission model.
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OCIS Codes
(010.1110) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Aerosols
(010.1300) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Atmospheric propagation
(010.1310) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Atmospheric scattering
(010.1320) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Atmospheric transmittance
(010.4030) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Mirages and refraction
(290.4020) Scattering : Mie theory
Citation
Stephen M. Doss-Hammel, Carl R. Zeisse, Amalia E. Barrios, Gerrit de Leeuw, Marcel Moerman, Arie N. de Jong, Paul A. Frederickson, and Kenneth L. Davidson, "Low-Altitude Infrared Propagation in a Coastal Zone: Refraction and Scattering," Appl. Opt. 41, 3706-3724 (2002)
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