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Comparisons of meteorological structure parameters in complex terrain using optical and acoustical techniques

Journal Article · · Appl. Opt.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.27.002222· OSTI ID:7254291
Remotely sensed wind, temperature changes with height, and turbulence have been compared with in situ instrumentation using optical and acoustic techniques across and within valleys. These comparisons have provided data useful in the interpretation of spatial averages inherent in remote sensing with spatial and temporal representativity of point meteorological measurements in complex terrain. Of particular interest in this study was comparison of the optical turbulence derived index-of-refraction structure function C/sub n/ with the acoustically derived temperature structure function C/sub T/ over divergent scales across and within a valley.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Earth and Space Sciences Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
OSTI ID:
7254291
Journal Information:
Appl. Opt.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Opt.; (United States) Vol. 27:11; ISSN APOPA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English