In this paper we address the problem of measuring the performance of optical wireless communication links limited by atmospheric turbulence. Because atmospheric turbulence occurs on a short time scale but depends on meteorological parameters, complete link characterization would require measurement over several days with a 10 ms or less time resolution. We discuss two techniques to characterize the performance of optical wireless communication links. The first technique consists in the measurement versus time of OWC system bit error rate. The second technique consists in the statistical characterization of the optical channel. Finally, we analyze some of the experimental data and compare them to measured C$+2$/$-n$/.
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