Calibrating surface weather observations to atmospheric attenuation measurements

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作者：
Sanii, B [1 ]
机构：
[1] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
来源：
FREE-SPACE LASER COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES XIII | 2001年 / 4272卷
关键词：
atmospheric attenuation; free space optical communication; autonomous telescope; cloud cover;
D O I：
10.1117/12.430797
中图分类号：
V [航空、航天];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0825 ;
摘要：
A correlation between near-IR atmospheric attenuation measurements made by the Atmospheric Visibility Monitor (AVM) at the Table Mountain Facility and airport surface weather observations at Edwards Air Force Base has been performed. High correlations (over 0.93) exist between the Edwards observed sky cover and the average AVM measured attenuations over the course of the 10 months analyzed. The statistical relationship between the data-sets allows the determination of coarse attenuation statistics from the surface observations, suggesting that such statistics may be extrapolated from any surface weather observation site. Furthermore, a superior technique for converting AVM images to attenuation values by way of MODTRAN predictions has been demonstrated.
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页码：293 / 301
页数：9
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