Analyzing the Effects of a Basin on Atmospheric Environment Relevant to Optical Turbulence
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Referee report: Analyzing the Effects of Basin on Atmospheric Environment Relevant to the Optical Turbulence.
By Manman Xu et al..
The paper by Manman Xu et al. provides a thorough overview of the measurement (characterisation) of turbulence in the presence of a basin. The proposed article is almost encyclopaedical in its scope. Only two (minor) points remain to be discussed.
I agree with the analysis given in part 2) of the section "conclusions". But two questions remain:
a) Is it possible to give an estimate of the distances where the influence of the basin has weakened to such an extend that the influence of the outside of the basin becomes considerable?
b) Does the basin strengthen - or weaken the amount of turbulence above it?
If these questions have been answered I strongly recommend the publication of the paper in its present form.
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Reviewer 2 Report
In the context in which performances of optical communications are significantly influenced by the atmospheric conditions, adaptive optics emerge as a solution to overcame this problem. Consequently, this manuscript approaches the issues related to the experimental analysis and modeling of optical turbulence profiles.
The strong point of this work is that it is based on an intensive experimental investigation of optical turbulence parameters. The provided experimental results are consistent and are correlated with different theoretical models. I consider the manuscript to be rather well written with minor aspects that could be further enhanced. Based on these considerate, I believe this manuscript is suitable for Photonics Journal.
My observations and recommendations are provided below:
Notations should be avoided in the abstract. The authors provide the mathematical notations for optical turbulence strength, temperature gradient and wind shear.
The abstract is well written, but even so, the authors could provide additional details concerning the results and of their importance. This would increase the article’s attractiveness to potential readers.
The introduction is well written. It provides a clear overview for alternative models and methods used to determine and to evaluate optical turbulences characteristics.
I would recommend the authors to introduce an additional paragraph at the of introduction in which the importance of this article is emphasized. This paragraph should respond to the following questions. What does this article provide with respect to other works? Why is this important? How can the results of this work help the research community? Although this observation is addressed in the conclusion section, I believe it would be useful to have some information in the introduction as well.
I would move the section beginning with “The remainder of this paper ....” to a new line.
At line 90, I would express the mountains altitude in meters and not in km.
I would add a table that summarizes the hardware parameters presented in lines 95-116.
I would also add a table that summarizes the testing conditions.
The quality of Figure 7 should be increased for better reading. The size of the writing should be increased.
Line 244-245: “However, the error between the calculated value and the measured value is still large.” Can the authors try to explain this?
The quality of figure 10 is also quite low.
Line 421: “I believe that sufficient experimental data will increase the persuasiveness of experimental conclusions.” A less personal presentation would be recommended. Avoid the “I”.
Author Response
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This manuscript is a resubmission of an earlier submission. The following is a list of the peer review reports and author responses from that submission.
