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STANDARD REFRACTION [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Waves
DEF

[A] refraction which would occur in an idealized atmosphere in which the index of refraction decreases uniformly with height at a rate of 39 × 10-6 per kilometer.

CONT

Standard refraction may be included in ground wave calculations by use of an effective earth radius ... or ... the geometrical radius of the earth.

OBS

standard refraction: term officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
OBS

réfraction normale : terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation des termes de l’électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ondas radioeléctricas
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