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The dispersive correction to the round trip lunar ranging distance is presented as a function of wavelength and humidity. For example, at 6943 Å (ruby laser line), 11. secz cm must be subtracted from the ‘refractive distance’. The refractive correction decreases with humidity whereas the dispersive correction increases.
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Atwood, B., Curott, D.R. Group velocity correction to lunar laser ranging. The Moon 11, 3–8 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01877788
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01877788