Automatic Quantification of Atmospheric Turbulence Intensity in Space-Time Domain

Quantifying atmospheric turbulence intensity is a challenging task, particularly when assessing real-world scenarios. In this paper, we propose a deep learning method for quantifying atmospheric turbulence intensity based on the space-time domain analysis from videos depicting different turbulence l...

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Main Authors: Damián Gulich, Myrian Tebaldi, Daniel Sierra-Sosa
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/5/1483
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description Quantifying atmospheric turbulence intensity is a challenging task, particularly when assessing real-world scenarios. In this paper, we propose a deep learning method for quantifying atmospheric turbulence intensity based on the space-time domain analysis from videos depicting different turbulence levels. We capture videos of a static image under controlled air turbulence intensities using an inexpensive camera, and then, by slicing these videos in the space-time domain, we extract spatio-temporal representations of the turbulence dynamics. These representations are then fed into a Convolutional Neural Network for classification. This network effectively learns to discriminate between different turbulence regimes based on the spatio-temporal features extracted from a real-world experiment captured in video slices.
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spelling doaj-art-ee8073c5ce54432baf722b9ab6b4d4f02025-08-20T02:52:38ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202025-02-01255148310.3390/s25051483Automatic Quantification of Atmospheric Turbulence Intensity in Space-Time DomainDamián Gulich0Myrian Tebaldi1Daniel Sierra-Sosa2Centro de Investigaciones Ópticas (CONICET La Plata-CIC-UNLP), La Plata 1897, ArgentinaCentro de Investigaciones Ópticas (CONICET La Plata-CIC-UNLP), La Plata 1897, ArgentinaElectrical Engineering and Computer Science, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USAQuantifying atmospheric turbulence intensity is a challenging task, particularly when assessing real-world scenarios. In this paper, we propose a deep learning method for quantifying atmospheric turbulence intensity based on the space-time domain analysis from videos depicting different turbulence levels. We capture videos of a static image under controlled air turbulence intensities using an inexpensive camera, and then, by slicing these videos in the space-time domain, we extract spatio-temporal representations of the turbulence dynamics. These representations are then fed into a Convolutional Neural Network for classification. This network effectively learns to discriminate between different turbulence regimes based on the spatio-temporal features extracted from a real-world experiment captured in video slices.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/5/1483atmospheric turbulencedeep learningspace-time analysisvideo analysisturbulence intensity quantification
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deep learning
space-time analysis
video analysis
turbulence intensity quantification
title Automatic Quantification of Atmospheric Turbulence Intensity in Space-Time Domain
title_full Automatic Quantification of Atmospheric Turbulence Intensity in Space-Time Domain
title_fullStr Automatic Quantification of Atmospheric Turbulence Intensity in Space-Time Domain
title_full_unstemmed Automatic Quantification of Atmospheric Turbulence Intensity in Space-Time Domain
title_short Automatic Quantification of Atmospheric Turbulence Intensity in Space-Time Domain
title_sort automatic quantification of atmospheric turbulence intensity in space time domain
topic atmospheric turbulence
deep learning
space-time analysis
video analysis
turbulence intensity quantification
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/5/1483
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