Finnish Meteorological Institute, PO Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland.
Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2013 Jan 13;371(1982):20120174. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2012.0174.
Stellar scintillation observed through the Earth's atmosphere is the result of interaction of light waves and the turbulent atmosphere. This review is dedicated to using stellar scintillation measurements for studies of turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere. We present an overview of ground-based, air-borne and satellite stellar scintillation measurements, discuss the approaches to data analyses and give an overview of the main geophysical results. We also discuss the benefits of the scintillation method in studies of the structure of air density irregularities and its limitations.
恒星闪烁是通过地球大气层观察到的，是光波与湍流大气相互作用的结果。本综述致力于利用恒星闪烁测量研究地球大气中的湍流。我们介绍了地基、空基和星载恒星闪烁测量的概述，讨论了数据分析方法，并概述了主要的地球物理结果。我们还讨论了闪烁法在研究空气密度不规则结构及其局限性方面的优势。
