temperature gradient,
air refractive index gradient,
air refractive index pulsations,
laser beam arrival angle,
unstable temperature stratification of the atmosphere,
statistical wave characteristics,
turbulence,
wind speed,
light curve radius,
refractive index,
surface layer of the atmosphere.
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