Scintillation detection and ranging (SCIDAR) at the Air Force Maui Optical Station

Christopher R. Neyman; Bruce E. Stribling

doi:10.1117/12.363621

5 October 1999 Scintillation detection and ranging (SCIDAR) at the Air Force Maui Optical Station

Christopher R. Neyman, Bruce E. Stribling

Proceedings Volume 3763, Propagation and Imaging through the Atmosphere III; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363621
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1999, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

SCIDAR (SCIntillation Detection And Ranging) is a technique for recovering atmospheric C_n² profiles from the scintillation pattern in or near the telescope's entrance pupil plane. The generalized SCIDAR technique allows the measurement of the entire atmospheric C_n² profile. We report on a program of generalized SCIDAR measurements at the Air Force Maui Optical Station (AMOS). We discuss how a short exposure imaging system at AMOS was modified to record SCIDAR data. We also discuss the use of computer simulations of atmospheric propagation to aid in the development of data analysis techniques. Results from the first set of SCIDAR observations are presented.

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Christopher R. Neyman and Bruce E. Stribling "Scintillation detection and ranging (SCIDAR) at the Air Force Maui Optical Station", Proc. SPIE 3763, Propagation and Imaging through the Atmosphere III, (5 October 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363621

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