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Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: refractive modulus
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Symbol: M
Definition: one million times the amount by which the modified refractive index exceeds unity:

M= 10 6 ( n+ h a −1 )=N+ 10 6 h a MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagCart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHXgaruavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgaruWqVvNCPvMCG4uz3bqee0evGueE0jxyaibaieYdi9WrpeeC0lXdi9qqqj=hEeeu0lXdbba9frFj0xb9Lqpepeea0xd9s8qiYRWxGi6xij=hbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qiLsFr0=vr0=vr0db8meaabaGacmGadiWaaiWabiabciaafiaakeaacaWGnbGaeyypa0JaaeymaiaabcdadaahaaWcbeqaaiaabAdaaaGcdaqadaqaaiaad6gacqGHRaWkdaWcaaqaaiaadIgaaeaacaWGHbaaaiabgkHiTiaabgdaaiaawIcacaGLPaaacqGH9aqpcaWGobGaey4kaSIaaeymaiaabcdadaahaaWcbeqaaiaabAdaaaGcdaWcaaqaaiaadIgaaeaacaWGHbaaaaaa@4B97@

where
n is the refractive index,
N is the refractivity,
h is the altitude,
a is the radius of the Earth


Publication date:1995-09
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