Turbulence Profiling Using AAOL-BC

AAOL-BC was employed to conduct experiments that seek to measure path resolved turbulence quantities. To explore the impact that atmospheric turbulence has on optical systems, a Path Resolved Optical Profiler System (PROPS) was employed. Ground-based and in-flight studies are conducted simultaneously and Cn 2 profiles are computed allowing the relationship between atmospheric turbulence strength and propagation path to be analyzed.

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