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Re: Dip uncertainty
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2004 Dec 8, 16:30 -0500
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2004 Dec 8, 16:30 -0500
Frank, It may not be science, but couldn't it resolve this question? Fred On Dec 8, 2004, at 3:55 PM, Frank Reed wrote: > > Alex, you wrote: > "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." > > The physics of refraction in air is straight-forward. Creating density > profiles is also no problem. Integrating the equations numerically is > no problem. But it's not science... UNLESS someone can produce a > reasonable set of observational data to compare against. > > Frank R > [ ] Mystic, Connecticut > [X] Chicago, Illinois