A Computational Tool for Evaluating the Imaging Performance in Brownout Conditions at Land Sites Throughout the World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781249842118)

This study quantifies terahertz (THz) or sub-millimeter imaging performance during simulated rotary-wing brownout or whiteout environments based on geographic location and recent/current atmospheric weather conditions. The atmospheric conditions are defined through the Air Force Institute of Technology Center for Directed Energy (AFIT/CDE) Laser Environmental Effects Definition and Reference or LEEDR model. This model enables the creation of vertical profiles of temperature, pressure, water vapor content, optical turbulence, and atmospheric particulates and hydrometeors as they relate to line-by-line layer extinction coefficient magnitude at wavelengths from the UV to the RF. Optical properties and realistic particle size distributions for the brownout and whiteout particulates have been developed for and incorporated into LEEDR for this study.

Author: Seth L. Marek
ISBN-10: 1249842115
ISBN-13: 9781249842118
Publisher: Biblioscholar
Language: English
Published: 10/17/2012
Pages: 66
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.14d