Atmospheric optics

Refractive-index and temperature structure parameters, optical propagation, and machine-learned parameterizations of optical turbulence. See all publications →

2026

  1. Optics
    Leveraging deep learning-based foundation models for optical turbulence (\(C_n^2\)) estimation under data scarcity
    S Basu
    Applied Optics, 2026

2025

  1. Optics
    Analysis of atmospheric turbulence dynamics during the total solar eclipse with AI-based sensing
    M Vorontsov, E Polnau, S Hammel, and 2 more authors
    Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 2025
  2. Optics
    OTCliM: generating a near-surface climatology of optical turbulence strength (\(C_n^2\)) using gradient boosting
    M Pierzyna, S Basu, and R Saathof
    Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems, 2025

2024

  1. Optics
    Intercomparison of flux, gradient, and variance-based optical turbulence (\(C_n^2\)) parameterizations
    M Pierzyna, O Hartogensis, S Basu, and 1 more author
    Applied Optics, 2024

2023

  1. Optics
    \(\Pi\)-ML: A dimensional analysis-based machine learning parameterization of optical turbulence in the atmospheric surface layer
    M Pierzyna, R Saathof, and S Basu
    Optics Letters, 2023

2022

  1. Optics
    Revisiting and revising Tatarskii’s formulation for the temperature structure parameter (\(C_T^2\)) in atmospheric flows
    S Basu and A A M Holtslag
    Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 2022

2020

  1. Optics
    Mesoscale modelling of optical turbulence in the atmosphere: the need for ultrahigh vertical grid resolution
    S Basu, J Osborn, P He, and 1 more author
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2020
  2. Optics
    Image shift due to atmospheric refraction: Prediction by numerical weather modeling and machine learning
    W Al-Younis, C Nevarez, M Abdullah-Al-Mamun, and 2 more authors
    Optical Engineering, 2020

2017

  1. Optics
    Simulating an extreme over-the-horizon optical propagation event over lake Michigan using a coupled mesoscale modeling and ray tracing framework
    S Basu
    Optical Engineering, 2017

2016

  1. Optics
    Utilizing the Kantorovich metric for the validation of optical turbulence predictions
    Y Wang and S Basu
    Optics Letters, 2016
  2. Optics
    Using an artificial neural network approach to estimate surface-layer optical turbulence at Mauna Loa, Hawaii
    Y Wang and S Basu
    Optics Letters, 2016
  3. Optics
    Extending a surface-layer \(C_n^2\)model for strongly stratified conditions utilizing a numerically generated turbulence dataset
    P H He and S Basu
    Optics Express, 2016

2015

  1. Optics
    A simple approach for estimating the refractive index structure parameter (\(C_n^2\)) profile in the atmosphere
    S Basu
    Optics Letters, 2015
  2. Optics
    Influence of heterogeneous refractivity on optical wave propagation in coastal environments
    P H He, C G Nunalee, S Basu, and 3 more authors
    Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2015
  3. Optics
    Mapping optical ray trajectories through island wake vortices
    C G Nunalee, P H He, S Basu, and 3 more authors
    Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2015

2011

  1. Optics
    Estimating water use by Giant Reed along the Rio Grande using a large aperture scintillometer
    P. H. Gowda, J. A. Goolsby, C. Yang, and 3 more authors
    Subtropical Plant Science, 2011