@inproceedings{b17cd126bb6a4b2ba0b564f9aee27e31,
title = "Aerosol MTF revisited",
abstract = "Different views of the significance of aerosol MTF have been reported. For example, one recent paper [OE, 52(4)/2013, pp. 046201] claims that the aerosol MTF {"}contrast reduction is approximately independent of spatial frequency, and image blur is practically negligible{"}. On the other hand, another recent paper [JOSA A, 11/2013, pp. 2244-2252] claims that aerosols {"}can have a non-negligible effect on the atmospheric point spread function{"}. We present clear experimental evidence of common significant aerosol blur and evidence that aerosol contrast reduction can be extremely significant. In the IR, it is more appropriate to refer to such phenomena as aerosol-Absorption MTF. The role of imaging system instrumentation on such MTF is addressed too.",
keywords = "aerosol absorption, aerosol scattering, image blur, image contrast",
author = "Kopeika, {Norman S.} and Arkadi Zilberman and Yitzhak Yitzhaky",
year = "2014",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1117/12.2052912",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781628410082",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
booktitle = "Infrared Imaging Systems",
address = "United States",
note = "Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXV ; Conference date: 06-05-2014 Through 08-05-2014",
}