Profiling of atmospheric turbulence using time-lapse imagery of noncooperative targets from multiple cameras

Authors :: Jack E. McCrae
Santasri R. Bose-Pillai
Benjamin K. Wilson
Steven T. Fiorino
Source :: Optical Sensors and Sensing Congress.
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Optica Publishing Group, 2020.
Abstract: A time-lapse imaging method for turbulence profiling using targets of opportunity is demonstrated. The approach uses differential tilt variances between target features sensed by two cameras. These measurements can help understand altitude dependence of turbulence.

Subjects :: Physics::Fluid Dynamics
Turbulence
Physics::Space Physics
Profiling (information science)
Atmospheric turbulence
Forward looking infrared
Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Geology
Remote sensing

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