complex_refr_index

property Workspace.complex_refr_index

Complex refractive index (n) data.

The variable works as a lookup-table of complex refractive index. The matter type (water, ice …) is unspecified, it is up to the user to fill the variable with data for the expected matter. This variable type can be used to describe n of both the surface and atmospheric particles. For the surface, a dedicated variable exists: surface_complex_refr_index.

The column dimension has always size 2, where the first and second column holds the real and imaginary part of n, respectively. The row dimension matches temperature, and the page dimension is frequency. Both the temperature and frequency dimensions grids are allowed to have length 1, which is interpreted as n being constant in that dimension.

When mapping these data to the required frequencies and temperatures a bi-linear interpolation is applied.

Unit: -

Dimensions:

• Vector f_grid[N_f]

• Vector T_grid[N_T]

• ArrayOfString Complex[2]

• Tensor3 data[N_f][N_T][2]

Workspace methods that can generate complex_refr_index

complex_refr_indexConstant() complex_refr_indexIceMatzler06() complex_refr_indexTemperatureConstant()

complex_refr_indexWaterLiebe93() complex_refr_indexWaterVisibleNIRHarvey98()

Workspace methods that require complex_refr_index

complex_refr_indexWaterVisibleNIRHarvey98() scat_data_singleTmatrix()

Generic workspace methods that can generate or use complex_refr_index

See GriddedField3 and/or Any

type:

WorkspaceVariable - holds type GriddedField3