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Inversion of atmospheric refraction data

Gareth Rees, C.M. Roach, C. H. F. Glover

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We present a general method of inverting numerical data describing the form of a mirage to yield the atmospheric refractive-index or temperature profile that caused the mirage. The method is applied to three analytically generated mirages and five experimentally observed mirages to demonstrate its effectiveness. It is shown to be reasonably robust and reliable in inverting all but the most complex mirage phenomena.

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Key concepts: Refractive index, Inversion (geology), Atmospheric refraction, Atmospheric optics, Optics, Refraction, Atmospheric models, Geology