Laser transmission through simulated cirrus clouds

I. L. Kolb; W. Y.Y. Cheng; W. R. Cotton

doi:10.1117/12.438171

Laser transmission through simulated cirrus clouds

I. L. Kolb
, W. Y.Y. Cheng
, W. R. Cotton

National Security Applications Program

Colorado State University

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Abstract

Cirrus clouds regularly cover approximately 20% of the globe. Understanding laser and other electo-optical transmission in the presence of cirrus clouds is an important consideration for astronomical observations, various lidar systems, and new laser systems like the USAF Airborne Laser. Simulated cirrus cloud data generated by the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) is used as input to a laser propagation code developed at University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). This code computes realistic laser transmission values through a 1-D cirrus cloud layer. Results are examined for a real data simulation of a thin cirrus case in the FIRE (First ISCCP (International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project) Regional Experiment) Cirrus II field campaign during November 1991.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	124-133
Number of pages	10
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4376
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.438171
State	Published - 2001
Event	Laser Weapons Technology II - Orlando, FL, United States Duration: Apr 16 2001 → Apr 17 2001

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Cirrus clouds
Cloud modeling
Laser propagation
Laser transmission

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