hapsira.earth.atmosphere.jacchia

Module Contents

Classes

Jacchia77

Holds the model for U.S Standard Atmosphere 1962.

Attributes

R
k
Na

hapsira.earth.atmosphere.jacchia.R

hapsira.earth.atmosphere.jacchia.k

hapsira.earth.atmosphere.jacchia.Na

class hapsira.earth.atmosphere.jacchia.Jacchia77(Texo)

Holds the model for U.S Standard Atmosphere 1962.

altitude_profile(alt)

Solves for atmospheric altitude profile at given altitude and exospheric temperature.

Parameters:

alt (Quantity) – Geometric/Geopotential altitude.

Returns:

altitude_profile – [altitude(Z), T, N2, O2, O, Ar, He, H, Total number density, Mean Molecular weight]

Return type:

list

temperature(alt)

Solves for temperature at given altitude and exospheric temperature.

Parameters:

alt (Quantity) – Geometric/Geopotential altitude.

Returns:

T – Absolute temeperature and exospheric temperature

Return type:

Quantity

pressure(alt)

Solves pressure at given altitude and exospheric temperature.

Parameters:

alt (Quantity) – Geometric/Geopotential altitude.

Returns:

p – Pressure at given altitude and exospheric temperature.

Return type:

Quantity

density(alt)

Solves density at given altitude and exospheric temperature.

Parameters:

alt (Quantity) – Geometric/Geopotential altitude.

Returns:

rho – Density at given altitude and exospheric temperature.

Return type:

Quantity