Stein, K.K.Stein2022-03-122022-03-122013https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/38334210.1364/AOPT.2013.JW2A.12-s2.0-848986570992-s2.0-84898069071Atmospheric effects limit the performance of any electro-optical system. Tasks such as long-range surveillance or laser beam propagation are especially affected by environmental effects. We will show the fundamental differences between imaging and propagation along a vertical vs. horizontal path.enconference paper