Research Article

The Refraction Correction of Elevation Angle for the Mean Annual Global Reference Atmosphere

Table 1

Errors for geosynchronous orbit satellites when the apparent elevation angle is known (in degrees).

MethodMeanRMS

New0.00060.0027
P.834-9āˆ’0.00380.0134
F.1333-1āˆ’0.00250.0098