Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, Volume. 18, Issue 2, 99(2023)

Estimation of refractive index structure constant profile at high altitude in Gobi area based on meteorological rocket sounding data

GENG Dan1、*, ZHAO Zengliang2, FAN Zhiqiang2, WU Zuowei1, LI Dongyang1, and ZHANG Xiangxing1
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  • 1Unit 63611 of PLA, Korla841000, China
  • 2Beijing Institute of Applied Meteorology, Beijing 100029, China
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    Atmospheric optical turbulence seriously affects the normol operation of optical systems. The acquisition of the profile of atmospheric refractive index structure constant Cn2 is the basis for calculating the effect of atmospheric turbulence, however, the research of the refractive index structure constant Cn2 profile is usually under 30 km presently. In order to study the Cn2 profile on higher altitude, the Cn2 profile in Gobi area is estimated in two parts taking 30 km as the boundary based on the conventional meteorology parameters obtained from meteorological rocket sounding, and regarding to the the Cn2 profile above 30 km, Tatarskii optical turbulence parameterization scheme and outer scale model HMNSP99 are used tentatively. The results show that under 30 km, the magnitude order and changing trend of estimated Cn2 are consistent with those of historical data, and at the altitude above 30 km, assuming that the homogenous and isotropic turbulence is satisfied, the estimated Cn2 decreases steadliy with the increase of altitude, with the average magnitude order decreasing from 10-20 to 10-23. Because of the lack of basic theory about turbulence, the estimation of Cn2 above 30 km in this work is tentative, however, it provides another idea and reference for further understanding the characteristics of the Cn2 profile above the stratosphere.

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    Dan GENG, Zengliang ZHAO, Zhiqiang FAN, Zuowei WU, Dongyang LI, Xiangxing ZHANG. Estimation of refractive index structure constant profile at high altitude in Gobi area based on meteorological rocket sounding data[J]. Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, 2023, 18(2): 99

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    Received: Oct. 22, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 7, 2023

    The Author Email: GENG Dan (gengdan89311@163.com)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1673-6141.2023.02.002

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