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3 November 1998 Comparison of isoplanatic angles derived from thermosonde and optical measurements
Edmund A. Murphy, John R. Roadcap
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Abstract
A comparison of isoplanatic angles derived from balloon- borne in-situ measurements of the index of refraction structure constant profiles and remote optical measurements of stellar intensity fluctuations using an isoplanometer is shown. Concurrent data taken over a six day period in the spring of 1986 show reasonably good agreement between the methods considering normal atmospheric variability. Possible reasons for differences between individual measurements are discussed.
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Edmund A. Murphy and John R. Roadcap "Comparison of isoplanatic angles derived from thermosonde and optical measurements", Proc. SPIE 3433, Propagation and Imaging through the Atmosphere II, (3 November 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.330214
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KEYWORDS
Optical testing

Temperature metrology

Stars

Optical turbulence

Refraction

Atmospheric optics

Atmospheric propagation

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