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Re: Height Correction
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2020 May 8, 13:49 -0700
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2020 May 8, 13:49 -0700
A few years ago I derived the dip formula from first principles, if you can stand the tedious mathematics. http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx/Dip-refractive-invariant-Hirose-apr-2013-g23613 http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx/Dip-refractive-invariant-Hirose-apr-2013-g23652 http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx/Dip-Temperature-Gradient-Hirose-may-2013-g24035 (As pointed out in my 2016 message, equation 4 is wrong.) http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx/Dip-refractive-invariant-Hirose-sep-2016-g36469