The FESTER field trial
conference paper
An overview is given of the First European - South African Transmission ExpeRiment (FESTER), which took place in South Africa, over the False Bay area, centered around Simon's Town. The experiment lasted from April 2015 through February 2016 and involved continuous observations as well as periodic observations that took place during four Intensive Observation Periods (IOPs) of 2 weeks each, which were spread over the year. The continuous observations aimed at a characterization of the electro-optical propagation environment, and included standard meteorology, aerosol, refraction and turbulence measurements. The periodic observations aimed at assessing the performance of electro-optical sensors in VIS / SWIR / MWIR and LWIR wavebands by following a boat sailing outbound and inbound tracks. In addition, dynamic aspects of electro-optical signatures, i.e., the changes induced by variations in the environment and/or target orientation, were studied. The present paper provides an overview of the trial, and presents a few first results. © 2016 SPIE. The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Topics
TNO Identifier
575658
ISSN
0277786X
ISBN
9781510603493
Publisher
SPIE
Article nr.
99790Q
Source title
Laser Communication and Propagation through the Atmosphere and Oceans V. 30 August 2016 through 31 August 2016
Editor(s)
Eijk, A.M.J. van
Davis, C.
Hammel, S.M.
Davis, C.
Hammel, S.M.
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