A31Q:
Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer Processes Affecting Electromagnetic and Electro-optical Wave Propagation I Posters


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Session ID#: 47402

Session Description:
The atmospheric index of refraction affects the propagation of electromagnetic waves. While small-scale turbulence structure is critical to electro-optical propagation in applications such as free-space laser communication or high energy laser weapons, the vertical gradients in the index of refraction may result in over-the-horizon “ducting” of radar and microwave communication signals. Past research of the atmospheric surface layer largely focused on turbulent fluxes, while the small-scale turbulence structure and the vertical gradients of temperature and humidity have received less attention. This session will provide an opportunity to present recent advances in boundary layer meteorology and air-sea interaction with relevance to electromagnetic and electro-optical propagation. We solicit contributions that address major scientific gaps in accurately capturing and representing the vertical gradients of wind and thermodynamic properties and small-scale turbulence structure in the marine environment. Observational, theoretical and numerical studies as well as contributions toward cutting-edge measurement capability are welcome.
Primary Convener:  Qing Wang, Naval Postgraduate School, Department of Meteorology, Monterey, CA, United States and Scientific team of Coupled Air-Sea Processes and Electromagnetic ducting Research (CASPER)
Conveners:  Thomas Hanley, Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins, Laurel, United States, Kate Horgan, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, United States, Lee Rogers, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, CA, United States and Scientific team of Coupled Air-Sea Processes and Electromagnetic ducting Research (CASPER)
Primary Liaison:  Qing Wang, Naval Postgraduate School, Department of Meteorology, Monterey, CA, United States and Scientific team of Coupled Air-Sea Processes and Electromagnetic ducting Research (CASPER)
Chairs:  Qing Wang, Naval Postgraduate School, Department of Meteorology, Monterey, CA, United States, Kate Horgan, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, United States and Scientific team of Coupled Air-Sea Processes and Electromagnetic ducting Research (CASPER)
OSPA Liaison:  Qing Wang, Naval Postgraduate School, Department of Meteorology, Monterey, CA, United States and Scientific team of Coupled Air-Sea Processes and Electromagnetic ducting Research (CASPER)
Index Terms:

0312 Air/sea constituent fluxes [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
3307 Boundary layer processes [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
3379 Turbulence [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
4504 Air/sea interactions [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Characterizing Turbulent Air-Sea Interaction Phenomena in Coastal Environments by Wavelet Analysis of SAR-Derived Wind Fields (358994)
Dr. Samantha Renee Ballard, PhD, University of Miami, Miami, United States, Hans Christian Graber, University of Miami, Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing, Miami, United States, Michael J Caruso, University of Miami, Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing, Miami, FL, United States and Roland Romeiser, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, FL, United States
Influence of Swell on Evaporation Duct (395313)
Qingfang Jiang, Naval Research Lab, Monterey, CA, United States and Shouping Wang, Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA, United States
Observations of Nonlinear Internal Waves and Atmospheric Surface Layer Interaction (412170)
David G Ortiz-Suslow1, Qing Wang1, John A Kalogiros2, Ryan Yamaguchi3, Tony de Paolo4, Kipp Kipp Shearman5 and Ivan B. Savelyev6, (1)Naval Postgraduate School, Department of Meteorology, Monterey, CA, United States, (2)National Observatory of Athens, Institute of Environmental Research & Sustainable Development, Athens, Greece, (3)Naval Postgraduate School, Department of Meteorology, Monterey, United States, (4)University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, United States, (5)Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States, (6)U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, United States
Performance Analysis of the Refractivity from Radio Technique (425366)
Anna Michelle Hook, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, United States, Hank Owen, HS Owen LLC, Medford, NJ, United States, Qing Wang, Naval Postgraduate School, Department of Meteorology, Monterey, CA, United States and Lee Rogers, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, CA, United States
Spatial heterogeneity of offshore internal boundary layer growth under different stability conditions (453509)
Raghavendra Krishnamurthy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, Harindra J.S. Fernando, University of Notre Dame, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Notre Dame, United States and Qing Wang, Naval Postgraduate School, Department of Meteorology, Monterey, CA, United States
Study of Ducted EM Propagation over the Gulf Stream from Measured Data and Numerical Simulations (Invited) (379778)
Robert Burkholder1, Qi Wang2, Caglar Yardim3, Qing Wang4, Denny Alappattu5,6, Ryan Yamaguchi7, Adam J Christman8 and Paul Alan Frederickson4, (1)Ohio State University Main Campus, ElectroScience Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Columbus, OH, United States, (2)Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China, (3)Ohio State University Main Campus, Electroscience Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Columbus, OH, United States, (4)Naval Postgraduate School, Department of Meteorology, Monterey, CA, United States, (5)Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, United States, (6)Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, CA, United States, (7)Naval Postgraduate School, Department of Meteorology, Monterey, United States, (8)University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States

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