Skywave correction

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4-1-185

A correction for skywave propagation errors applied to measured position data.

The amount of the correction is established on the basis of an assumed position and an average ionosphere height.

Reference: I.R.E.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)