Optical turbulence forecast for ground-based astronomy and free-space optical communication

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Hauptverfasser: Masciadri, Elena, Turchi, Alessio, Weinberger, Camilo, De Sepibus, Marlene, Fini, Luca
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author Masciadri, Elena
Turchi, Alessio
Weinberger, Camilo
De Sepibus, Marlene
Fini, Luca
author_facet Masciadri, Elena
Turchi, Alessio
Weinberger, Camilo
De Sepibus, Marlene
Fini, Luca
contents Forecasting optical turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere has been an ambitious challenge for the astronomical scientific community for several decades. While earlier research primarily focused on whether it was possible to predict optical turbulence and its vertical distribution, current efforts are more concentrated on the accuracy achievable at different timescales, the efficiency of various forecasting methods and the contributions of new statistical approaches, such as auto-regression and machine learning to this field. In this contribution, I will present the state of the art of the research conducted by our group, positioned within the international research scenery. Most of our past activity has been primarily focused on ground-based astronomy but recent advancements in space research opened new opportunities for applications in the free-space optical communication.
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spellingShingle Optical turbulence forecast for ground-based astronomy and free-space optical communication
Masciadri, Elena
Turchi, Alessio
Weinberger, Camilo
De Sepibus, Marlene
Fini, Luca
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Forecasting optical turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere has been an ambitious challenge for the astronomical scientific community for several decades. While earlier research primarily focused on whether it was possible to predict optical turbulence and its vertical distribution, current efforts are more concentrated on the accuracy achievable at different timescales, the efficiency of various forecasting methods and the contributions of new statistical approaches, such as auto-regression and machine learning to this field. In this contribution, I will present the state of the art of the research conducted by our group, positioned within the international research scenery. Most of our past activity has been primarily focused on ground-based astronomy but recent advancements in space research opened new opportunities for applications in the free-space optical communication.
title Optical turbulence forecast for ground-based astronomy and free-space optical communication
topic Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.16845