Analysis of Real-Time Refraction Correction Methods for Three Missile Flights from the Air Force Western Test Range

摘要

An emphasis is placed on the real-time correction of refraction-induced tracking errors. With radar data from three missile trajectories the corrected range and angle data, using real-time equations, is compared with ray-traced data. It is shown that these equations can be effectively used to reduce the range and angle errors to about the resolution of the tracking radars; that is, approximately two feet in range and five thousands of a degree in angle. It is also shown that the effect of an elevated layer on tracking angle errors can be compensated using these equations. (Author)