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Astronomic refraction in the presence of layer irregularities of the air refractive index

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Deviations of the astronomic radio refraction from average values are calculated as functions of the real elevation angle of a radiation source. The deviations are related with various irregularities of the air refractive index.

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Original Russian Text © V.A. Parshukov, B.G. Kutuza, 2012, published in Radiotekhnika i Elektronika, 2012, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 133–151.

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Parshukov, V.A., Kutuza, B.G. Astronomic refraction in the presence of layer irregularities of the air refractive index. J. Commun. Technol. Electron. 57, 117–134 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064226912020088

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