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21 November 1997 Experimental comparison of three target acquisition models
Raviv Melamed, I. Yitzhaki, Norman S. Kopeika, Stanley R. Rotman
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Abstract
The role of the atmosphere in target acquisition modeling is investigated experimentally. Three models are compared to experimental results measured on the Golan heights, Israel. Concepts considered are atmospheric attenuation versus atmospheric blur, and contrast limited (blur-limited) versus noise-limited imaging. Results indicate that the role of the atmosphere in target acquisition is blur rather than attenuation, and that for ranges on the order of a few kilometers modern sensors are limited by atmospheric blur rather than by noise.
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Raviv Melamed, I. Yitzhaki, Norman S. Kopeika, and Stanley R. Rotman "Experimental comparison of three target acquisition models", Proc. SPIE 3128, Airborne Reconnaissance XXI, (21 November 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283922
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KEYWORDS
Atmospheric modeling

Modulation transfer functions

Spatial frequencies

Imaging systems

Target acquisition

Atmospheric particles

Systems modeling

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