Chai Yan, Han Wen-jun. Ionospheric Refraction Correction in Radio Astronomy[J]. Chinese Journal of Space Science, 1986, 6(4): 266-273. doi: 10.11728/cjss1986.04.266
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Chai Yan, Han Wen-jun. Ionospheric Refraction Correction in Radio Astronomy[J]. Chinese Journal of Space Science, 1986, 6(4): 266-273. doi: 10.11728/cjss1986.04.266
Chai Yan, Han Wen-jun. Ionospheric Refraction Correction in Radio Astronomy[J]. Chinese Journal of Space Science, 1986, 6(4): 266-273. doi: 10.11728/cjss1986.04.266
Citation:
Chai Yan, Han Wen-jun. Ionospheric Refraction Correction in Radio Astronomy[J]. Chinese Journal of Space Science, 1986, 6(4): 266-273. doi: 10.11728/cjss1986.04.266
Using the Snell’s law in polar coordinates, the ionospheric refraction effects on the declination and right ascension determination is discussed in this paper. A ray tracing method is also given. With the ionospheric data observed in Beijing, the correction of ionospheric refraction is estimated and some usefull conclusions are drawn.