Electromagnetic Scintillation Volume 1, Geometrical Optics [Paperback]

An important reference work for researchers in optics, astronomy, physics and electrical engineering.Electromagnetic scintillation has emerged as an important branch of applied physics. Scintillation can be observed with the naked eye, for example in the twinkling of stars, and similar phenomena are measured with scientific instruments such as telescopes. Scintillation limits GPS navigation accuracy as well as many military systems. This is a comprehensive reference for astronomers, applied physicists and engineers who are developing and using instruments influenced by scintillation; a forthcoming second volume will cover weak scattering. The volumes that make up Electromagnetic Scintillation will provide a modern, comprehensive reference to subject.Electromagnetic scintillation has emerged as an important branch of applied physics. Scintillation can be observed with the naked eye, for example in the twinkling of stars, and similar phenomena are measured with scientific instruments such as telescopes. Scintillation limits GPS navigation accuracy as well as many military systems. This is a comprehensive reference for astronomers, applied physicists and engineers who are developing and using instruments influenced by scintillation; a forthcoming second volume will cover weak scattering. The volumes that make up Electromagnetic Scintillation will provide a modern, comprehensive reference to subject.Electromagnetic Scintillation describes the phase and amplitude fluctuations imposed on signals that travel through the atmosphere. The two volumes of Electromagnetic Scintillation will constitute a modern reference and comprehensive tutorial, treating both optical and microwave propagation and integrating measurements and predictions at each step of the development. This first volume deals with phase and angle-of-arrival measurement errors, accurately described by geometrical optics and will be followed by a second volume on weak scattering. In this book, measured propertielS(