Atmospheric Refraction at Optical Wavelengths: Problems and Solutions

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dc.contributor.authorMendes, V. B.
dc.contributor.authorPavlis, Erricos C.
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-14T16:14:26Z
dc.date.available2020-10-14T16:14:26Z
dc.date.issued2002-10
dc.description13th International Laser Ranging Workshop, October 07 through 11, 2002 , Washington, D.C.en_US
dc.description.abstractAtmospheric refraction is an important accuracy-limiting factor in the application of satellite laser ranging (SLR) to high-accuracy applications. The modeling of that source of error in the analysis of SLR data comprises the determination of the delay in the zenith direction and subsequent projection to a given elevation angle, using a mapping function. Standard data analyses practices use the Marini-Murray model for both zenith delay determination and mapping. This model was tailored for a particular wavelength and is not suitable for all the wavelengths used in modern SLR systems. Using ray tracing through a large database of radiosonde data, we assess the zenith delay models and mapping functions currently available and the sensitivity of models and functions to changes in the wavelength and we give some recommendations towards a unification of practices and procedures in SLR data analysis.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipRadiosonde data was kindly provided by the British Atmospheric Data Center (BADC). The raytrace software was developed by James Davis, Thomas Herring, and Arthur Niell.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://cddis.nasa.gov/lw13/docs/papers/atmos_mendes_1m.pdfen_US
dc.format.extent6 pagesen_US
dc.genreconference papers and proceedingsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2i0ls-9zzn
dc.identifier.citationV. B. Mendes and Erricos C. Pavlis, Atmospheric Refraction at Optical Wavelengths: Problems and Solutions, https://cddis.nasa.gov/lw13/docs/papers/atmos_mendes_1m.pdfen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/19845
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherNASAen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
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dc.titleAtmospheric Refraction at Optical Wavelengths: Problems and Solutionsen_US
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