# Range to height calculation

**URL:** <https://openradar.discourse.group/t/range-to-height-calculation/480>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [June 12, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://openradar.discourse.group/t/range-to-height-calculation/480 "2024-06-12T15:20:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![psradar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@psradar](https://openradar.discourse.group/u/psradar)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://openradar.discourse.group/t/range-to-height-calculation/480/1 "2024-06-12T15:20:06Z")

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Where can I find a range to height calculator that also includes ref. index and curvature of the earth?  
I am trying to calculate the height above ground that also includes changes in refractive index with height, given that I have a defined set of increasing range values. (sort of an inverse problem)

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**Author:** ![jorahu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openradar.discourse.group/jorahu/32/19_2.png) [@jorahu](https://openradar.discourse.group/u/jorahu)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 9:44am UTC](https://openradar.discourse.group/t/range-to-height-calculation/480/2 "2024-06-17T09:44:06Z")

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Hey

Is [this](https://docs.wradlib.org/en/latest/generated/wradlib.georef.misc.bin_altitude.html) what you are looking for?

There is an example within the [beam blockage tutorial](https://docs.wradlib.org/en/latest/notebooks/beamblockage/beamblockage.html).