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MAO Hong-min, DING Zhi-ya, YANG Yan-yan, JIANG Su-qi, PENG Jian-tao, CAO Nan, HU Li-fa, CAO Zhao-liang. Effect of atmospheric turbulence on imaging quality of high-resolution remote sensing satellites[J]. Chinese Optics, 2024, 17(1): 167-177. doi: 10.37188/CO.2023-0083
Citation: MAO Hong-min, DING Zhi-ya, YANG Yan-yan, JIANG Su-qi, PENG Jian-tao, CAO Nan, HU Li-fa, CAO Zhao-liang. Effect of atmospheric turbulence on imaging quality of high-resolution remote sensing satellites[J]. Chinese Optics, 2024, 17(1): 167-177. doi: 10.37188/CO.2023-0083

Effect of atmospheric turbulence on imaging quality of high-resolution remote sensing satellites

Funds:  Supported by Jilin Province Science and Technology Development Plan (No. 20220203033SF);Jiangsu Key Disciplines of the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan (No. 2021135);the Industry-University-Institute Cooperation Foundation of Eighth Institute of China Aerospace and Technology (No. SAST2020-025)
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  • Corresponding author: caozl@usts.edu.cn
  • Received Date: 08 May 2023
  • Rev Recd Date: 17 May 2023
  • Available Online: 22 Sep 2023
  • Remote sensing satellites play a crucial role in both national defense and civil exploration. However, the imaging quality of high-resolution remote sensing satellites is significantly affected by atmospheric turbulence. We focus on the impact of camera aperture, satellite orbit altitude and atmospheric turbulence intensity on the imaging quality of space cameras during remote sensing satellite earth detection. Firstly, the turbulence wavefront simulation method based on the spherical wave model and Kolmogorov turbulence theory is analyzed. Subsequently, the disturbed wavefront, impacted by the camera aperture, satellite orbit height and atmospheric turbulence intensity, is analyzed, and a universal formula is derived. In addition, an equation for imaging resolution with camera aperture, satellite orbit height and atmospheric coherence length is developed. Finally, the effect of atmospheric turbulence on the Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) is studied. The variation of the relative error of MTF with camera aperture, satellite orbit height and atmospheric coherence length is simulated and analyzed, with reference to an MTF value of 0.15. This study provides a theoretical basis for designing, analyzing, and assessing high-resolution remote sensing satellites.

     

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