Restoration Of Turbulence Degraded Images - A Review

Abstract

The success of speckle interferometry in recovering high resolution information from atmospheric turbulence degraded images has renewed interest in the restoration of images recorded through a turbulent medium. There are a number of different approaches to image restoration which have been proposed. The effectiveness of each of these techniques is strongly dependent on the brightness and the angular extent of the object being observed. This paper will attempt to summarize the areas of application of such techniques, the current state-of-the-art in this field, and the expected performance range of the various techniques.