CDT O'Neill Independent DTS Study

Cadet Jacob O’Neill presented his work characterizing and validating the differential temperature sensors (DTS) used to calculate the turbulence structure of the air near the surface of the Earth at various locations around West Point. O’Neill characterized the performance of five DTS systems placed around West Point to include the roof of Bartlett Hall, near the Hudson River, on Redoubt 4, and two systems at Range 11. The turbulence structures calculated using the data from the DTS is incorporated in models that predict how the atmosphere distorts high energy laser beams. The work is sponsored by the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command and the Joint Directed Energy Transition Office.