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A formula for computing refraction effects on range measurements
Author(s) -
Morduch Georg E.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/rs013i003p00509
Subject(s) - lapse rate , troposphere , computation , range (aeronautics) , refraction , atmospheric refraction , simple (philosophy) , constant (computer programming) , atmospheric sciences , remote sensing , environmental science , geodesy , computational physics , mathematics , meteorology , optics , physics , geology , computer science , materials science , algorithm , composite material , philosophy , epistemology , programming language
It is shown that models of the troposphere based on a constant temperature lapse rate lead to simple formulas for the computation of corrections to satellite range measurements. This is true for any lapse rate.