Abstract

Measurements of laser scintillation over a 1800-m atmospheric path through inhomogeneous turbufence are described. These measurements are made with a double purpose: to characterize the real situations encountered in practice when the measurements are not made in special locations such as the desert, steppes, or laboratory; to investigate whether the results can be interpreted by existing theoretical distributions valid for homogeneous turbulence or if they require a new theoretical effort.

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