Chetty, Naven.Augustine, Shivan Michael.2017-05-152017-05-1520162016http://hdl.handle.net/10413/14495Doctor of Philosophy in Physics. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg 2016.Abstract available in PDF file.en-ZAThermal turbulance.Wind tunnel.Laser brown propagation.Refractive index structure function.Interferometer.Wind tunnel simulations to detect and quantify the turbulent effects of a propagating he-ne laser beam in air.Thesis