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Atmospheric attenuation calibrations of surface weather observationsA 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 simultaneous 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.
Document ID
20060044268
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
hdl:2014/39440
Authors
Sanii, Babak
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 25, 2001
Subject Category
Communications And Radar
Meeting Information
Meeting: Photonics West, Free Space Laser Communication Technologies XII: Atmospheric
Location: San Jose, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: January 25, 2001
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
laser propogation
atmosphic attnuation

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