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Workspace Method surfaceFlatReflectivity
Description
Creates variables to mimic specular reflection by a (flat) surface where the reflectivity is specified. The surface is treated to be flat, and the same (amplitude) reflectivity is assumed for vertical and horisontal polarisation. This assumption results in a pure diagonal surface_rmatrix (see surface chapter in AUG). Local thermodynamic equilibrium is assumed, which corresponds to that reflectivity and emissivity add up to 1. The emission is unpolarised here.
Authors: Patrick Eriksson
Synopsis
| surfaceFlatReflectivity( | surface_los, surface_rmatrix, surface_emission, f_grid, stokes_dim, atmosphere_dim, rte_los, surface_skin_t, surface_scalar_reflectivity ) |
Variables
| OUT | surface_los | (Matrix) | Directions for which to calculate downwelling radiation when considering a surface reflection. |
| OUT | surface_rmatrix | (Tensor4) | The reflection coefficients for the directions given by surface_los to the direction of interest. |
| OUT | surface_emission | (Matrix) | The emission from the surface. |
| IN | f_grid | (Vector) | The frequency grid for monochromatic pencil beam calculations. |
| IN | stokes_dim | (Index) | The dimensionality of the Stokes vector (1-4). |
| IN | atmosphere_dim | (Index) | The atmospheric dimensionality (1-3). |
| IN | rte_los | (Vector) | A line-of-sight for radiative transfer calculations. |
| IN | surface_skin_t | (Numeric) | Surface skin temperature. |
| IN | surface_scalar_reflectivity | (Vector) | Surface reflectivity, assuming it can be described as a scalar value. |