Title :
Measurement of the average structural characteristic of the atmospheric refractive index
Author :
Kazarian, Raphael A. ; Gurvich, A.S. ; Manucharian, Rolan G. ; Vartanian, Edward S.
Author_Institution :
Yerevan State University, Yerevan, U.S.S.R.
Abstract :
Measurements of the square of the structure constant of the atmospheric refractive index averaged over a 25-km propagation path are presented. The daily behavior of this parameter Cn2for 4 days in July, 1969, are shown. The measured values are in the range from 0.5 to 4×10-17cm-2/3.
Keywords :
Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Band pass filters; Extraterrestrial measurements; Fluctuations; Laser beams; Lenses; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Refractive index;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1970.7978