FLUCTUATIONS OF REFRACTION ANGLE IN THE A TMOSPHERE DERIVED FROM STELLAR SCINTILLATIONS OBSERVATIONS FROM SPACE

Authors
GURVICH AS KAN V FEDOROVA OV
Citation
As. Gurvich et al., FLUCTUATIONS OF REFRACTION ANGLE IN THE A TMOSPHERE DERIVED FROM STELLAR SCINTILLATIONS OBSERVATIONS FROM SPACE, Izvestia Akademii nauk. Rossijskaa akademia nauk. Fizika atmosfery iokeana, 31(6), 1995, pp. 774-781
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences",Oceanografhy
Journal title
Izvestia Akademii nauk. Rossijskaa akademia nauk. Fizika atmosfery iokeana → ACNP
ISSN journal
10236317
Volume
31
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
774 - 781
Database
ISI
SICI code
1023-6317(1995)31:6<774:FORAIT>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A method of restoring refraction angle fluctuations in the atmosphere by observations of stellar scintillations from space is given. The res toration is carried out for five observations of star settings from th e orbital station ''Mir''. The estimations of rms values of restored r efraction angle fluctuations are in agreement with direct measurements of refraction angle and calculations from balloon data. Vertical wave number spectra of relative refraction angle fluctuations for the large scales 1 km - 50 m have a universal form with a slope close to -2.