<title>Forward-looking IR and lidar atmospheric propagation in the infrared field program</title>

Abstract

The use ofbackscatter lidars as a research tool to remotely sense atmospheric parameters has been well established. But, the use of lidars as an operational tool to predict the performance of Electro-Optical (EO) systems during periods of adverse weather has not. A model correlating lidar derived atmospheric transmission and FUR (Forward Looking InfRared) performance has been developed and an international field program, titled FLAPIR, has been conducted to collect the data necessary to evaluate the model.