Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 59, Issue 7, 0701001(2022)

Study on Tropospheric Atmosphere Refractive Index Profile Model

Mingshan Yang, Huiyan Zhou, Lu Liu, and Xiaoyan Du*
Author Affiliations
  • College of Information Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou , Henan 450001, China
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    Figures & Tables(5)
    Schematic diagram of ray tracing method
    Annual ZD distribution of four observation stations. (a) LHAZ; (b) KUNM; (c) BJFS; (d) WUHN
    • Table 1. Observation station information

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      Table 1. Observation station information

      Serial numberObservation stationLatitude /(°)Longitude /(°)Orthometric height /mLocation
      1LHAZ29.6691.103622Lasa
      2GUAO43.4787.172049.2Urumqi
      3KUNM25.03102.802019.1Kunming
      4URUM43.5987.63917.9Urumqi
      5XIAN34.37109.22498.5Xi’an
      6CHAN43.79125.44253.7Changchun
      7TWTF24.95121.16184.0Taoyuan
      8BJFS39.61115.8998.3Beijing
      9TCMS24.80120.9977.3Xinzhu
      10WUHN30.53114.3642.6Wuhan
      11SHAO31.10121.2022.1Shanghai
    • Table 2. Bias values of 11 observation stations

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      Table 2. Bias values of 11 observation stations

      StationModel
      Segmented modelHopfield modelExponential model
      LHAZ11.31816.6129.846
      GUAO7.42710.44812.684
      KUNM-6.75913.6882.657
      URUM7.8576.90119.268
      XIAN-6.2137.71311.017
      CHAN-5.5022.2229.390
      TWTF-22.5277.8680.553
      BJFS-6.6031.97812.185
      TCMS-26.3097.096-1.905
      WUHN-14.5737.5027.718
      SHAO-20.6754.3165.420
    • Table 3. RMS values of 11 observation stations

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      Table 3. RMS values of 11 observation stations

      StationModel
      Segmented modelHopfield modelExponential model
      LHAZ12.52816.78310.624
      GUAO8.99310.49913.280
      KUNM8.66414.4824.706
      URUM9.5407.04219.703
      XIAN13.0109.36214.417
      CHAN14.9933.16313.363
      TWTF24.6589.9177.483
      BJFS19.2202.66118.493
      TCMS27.8239.6146.779
      WUHN19.14010.12111.392
      SHAO25.2227.60910.640
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    Paper Information

    Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics

    Received: Jul. 22, 2021

    Accepted: Aug. 26, 2021

    Published Online: Mar. 8, 2022

    The Author Email: Xiaoyan Du (15713830138@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202259.0701001

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