Laser transmisison through simulated cirrus clouds by one-layer and multiple layer propagation models

Ila L. Kolb; William Y.Y. Cheng; William R. Cotton

doi:10.2514/6.2001-2795

Laser transmisison through simulated cirrus clouds by one-layer and multiple layer propagation models

Ila L. Kolb, William Y.Y. Cheng, William R. Cotton

National Security Applications Program

Colorado State University

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Abstract

Cirrus clouds regularly cover approximately 20% of the globe. These clouds have strong optical effects that can be impenetrable to an airborne or spaceborne laser system. Thin cirrus clouds, in particular, are often difficult for an operator to visibly see and therefore avoid. Simulated cirrus cloud data generated by the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) is used as input into two laser transmission models. These models offer laser transmission values through a 1-D homogeneous cloud layer and multiple homogeneous cloud layers. Results from the two models are examined and compared for a realistic cloud case modeled from data collected during a field campaign on 26 November 1991.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2001-2795
State	Published - 2001
Event	32nd AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference 2001 - Anaheim, CA, United States Duration: Jun 11 2001 → Jun 14 2001

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Conference	32nd AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference 2001
Country/Territory	United States
City	Anaheim, CA
Period	06/11/01 → 06/14/01

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