Atmospheric Refraction at Optical Wavelengths: Problems and Solutions

Mendes, V. B.; Pavlis, Erricos C.

Atmospheric Refraction at Optical Wavelengths: Problems and Solutions

dc.contributor.author	Mendes, V. B.
dc.contributor.author	Pavlis, Erricos C.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-10-14T16:14:26Z
dc.date.available	2020-10-14T16:14:26Z
dc.date.issued	2002-10
dc.description	13th International Laser Ranging Workshop, October 07 through 11, 2002 , Washington, D.C.	en
dc.description.abstract	Atmospheric 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
dc.description.sponsorship	Radiosonde 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
dc.description.uri	https://cddis.nasa.gov/lw13/docs/papers/atmos_mendes_1m.pdf	en
dc.format.extent	6 pages	en
dc.genre	conference papers and proceedings	en
dc.identifier	doi:10.13016/m2i0ls-9zzn
dc.identifier.citation	V. B. Mendes and Erricos C. Pavlis, Atmospheric Refraction at Optical Wavelengths: Problems and Solutions, https://cddis.nasa.gov/lw13/docs/papers/atmos_mendes_1m.pdf	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11603/19845
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	NASA	en
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartof	UMBC Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology
dc.relation.ispartof	UMBC Faculty Collection
dc.relation.ispartof	UMBC Physics Department
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dc.title	Atmospheric Refraction at Optical Wavelengths: Problems and Solutions	en
dc.type	Text	en