Investigated mapping functions. In the table: ε - elevation angle, H - height of atmosphere, R - Earth radius, a, b, c - mapping function coefficients, h - station height, aht, bht, cht - mapping function coefficients for height, DOY - day of year, φ - latitude, λ - longitude and HEM - hemisphere
Model | Mathematical Form | Coef a,b,c |
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Sine | 1/sin ε | No |
Geometrical | ![]() | No |
B & E | ![]() | No |
Niell | ![]() | F(DOY, h, φ) |
UNB3m | F(DOY, h, φ) | |
GMF | F(DOY,Hem,φ,λ) |