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Re: Dip uncertainty
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2004 Dec 8, 11:05 -0500
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2004 Dec 8, 11:05 -0500
On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, Fred wrote: > This is not a difficult problem in classic optics. > A theoretical treatment would suffice. Maybe. The problem is whether it is possible to predict refraction precisely if the temperature (presure, humidity etc. what else?) profiles are known. Then the problem splits into two: to do such prediction mathematically, and to see how these profiles may vary. Both parts seem to be solvable. There should exist enormous statistics of temperature-presure profiles under all possible conditions. (For example, when I was serving in anti-aircraft artillery, we had to input these data to the fire control device several times a day. We were obtaining this data from a special weather station). Alex.