Stellar refraction - A tool to monitor the height of the tropopause from space

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Sep 1975

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975japme..14.1182s&link_type=abstract

Journal of Applied Meteorology, vol. 14, Sept. 1975, p. 1182-1186.

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Atmospheric Refraction, Earth Atmosphere, Environmental Monitoring, Ray Tracing, Tropopause, Atmospheric Optics, Atmospheric Temperature, Height, Light Transmission, Optical Paths, Remote Sensors, Stellar Radiation, Temperature Profiles, Zenith

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Calculations of stellar refraction for a setting or rising star as viewed from a spacecraft show that the tropopause is a discernible feature in a plot of refraction vs time. The height of the tropopause is easily obtained from such a plot. Since the refraction suffered by the starlight appears to be measurable with some precision from orbital altitudes, this technique is suggested as a method for remotely monitoring the height of the tropopause. Although limited to nighttime measurements, the method is independent of supporting data or model fitting and easily lends itself to on-line data reduction.

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