Guide

This guide explains the ARTS user interface: terminology, data structures, parameter conventions, units, and interpretation of results. The linked concepts section develops the underlying mathematics and physics. Build configuration and implementation details are in For Developers.

• The atmosphere
  • The full atmospheric field
  • A single atmospheric point
  • Atmospheric field/point data access
  • Atmospheric field data
• The surface and planet
  • The full surface field
  • A single surface point
  • Surface field/point data access
  • Surface field data
• The subsurface
  • The full subsurface field
  • A single subsurface point
  • Subsurface field/point data access
  • Subsurface field data
• Sensor description
  • Sensor observation elements
• T-matrix interface
  • Units and polarization
  • Using particles as scattering species
• Radiative heating rates
  • From radiance to flux
  • From flux to heating
  • From DISORT optical-depth derivatives
• Physical grids
• Empirical microwave surface emissivity
  • TESSEM2
  • TELSEM2
  • Surface-boundary behavior
• Retrieval transformations
• DISORT input and output conventions
• Radiative-transfer layer options
• Mathematics and physical concepts
  • Absorption
  • Radiative Transfer
  • T-matrix particle scattering
  • DISORT and VDISORT core solvers
  • Radiative heating rates
  • Optimal estimation