The Astronomical Journal · 1966 · 27 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsAtmospheric DynamicsAtmospheric ScienceOpticsAtmospheric DispersionAtmospheric Dispersion ModelingAtmospheric Equations Of MotionAtmospheric OpticsRefractive IndexWave DispersionAtmospheric PropagationAtmospheric Refraction ModelsAtmospheric Refraction TheoryNumerical Refraction ModelingRefraction Coefficient EstimationWavelength DependenceWavelength-dependent Refraction
The classical equation for refraction by a spherically symmetric atmosphere is solved numerically, with particular emphasis on the wavelength dependence (atmospheric dispersion) of the refraction. The results are presented as a table of coefficients from which one can easily and accurately compute, by desk calculator or electronic computer, the atmospheric dispersion under any atmospheric conditions, between 3000 and 11 000 A'.