Entry: Impact parameter
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URI: http://codes.wmo.int/wmdr/ObservedVariableAtmosphere/12305
Minimum distance between the direction vector of the ray (prior to bending) and the centre of the curvature of the ellipsoid describing the Earth, used particularly for GNSS radio occultation observations.
Definition
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Minimum distance between the direction vector of the ray (prior to bending) and the centre of the curvature of the ellipsoid describing the Earth, used particularly for GNSS radio occultation observations.
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Impact parameter
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12305
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Concept
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