Comment by mikewarot

Comment by mikewarot 2 months ago

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Note that the precision is very good, however the accuracy is nowhere near as close (fractions of a metre) in the atmosphere, due to the variable refractive index of air. Long term averages can help, of course.

Aurornis 2 months ago

They talk about this technique for ranging between satellites, which wouldn't have to deal with atmospheric conditions.

For ranging in an atmosphere they suggest dual-comb spectroscopy or two-color methods to account for the atmospheric changes.