Dependence of atmospheric refractive index structure parameter (C-n(2)) on the residence time and vertical distribution of aerosols

Anand, N and Satheesh, S K and Moorthy, Krishna K (2017) Dependence of atmospheric refractive index structure parameter (C-n(2)) on the residence time and vertical distribution of aerosols. In: OPTICS LETTERS, 42 (14). pp. 2714-2717.

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Abstract

Effects of absorbing atmospheric aerosols in modulating the tropospheric refractive index structure parameter (C-n(2)) are estimated using high resolution radiosonde and multi-satellite data along with a radiative transfer model. We report the influence of variations in residence time and vertical distribution of aerosols in modulating C-n(2) and why the aerosol induced atmospheric heating needs to be considered while estimating a free space optical communication link budget. The results show that performance of the link is seriously affected if large concentrations of absorbing aerosols reside for a long time in the atmospheric path. (C) 2017 Optical Society of America

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	OPTICS LETTERS
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the OPTICAL SOC AMER, 2010 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Divecha Centre for Climate Change Division of Mechanical Sciences > Centre for Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
Date Deposited:	18 Aug 2017 05:46
Last Modified:	18 Aug 2017 05:46
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/57644

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