sea-air temperature difference correction

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sea-air temperature difference correction [′sē ′er ′tem·prə·chər ¦dif·rəns kə‚rek·shən]

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A correction to sextant altitude readings made necessary by abnormal terrestrial refraction occurring when there is a nonstandard density lapse rate in the atmosphere due to a difference in the temperature of the water and of the air at the surface.

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