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1//#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2//# STAtmosphere.h: Model of atmospheric opacity
3//#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4//# Copyright (C) 2004
5//# ATNF
6//#
7//# The code is based on the Fortran code written by Bob Sault for MIRIAD.
8//# Converted to C++ by Max Voronkov. This code uses a simple model of the
9//# atmosphere and Liebe's model (1985) of the complex refractive index of
10//# air.
11//#
12//# The model of the atmosphere is one with an exponential fall-off in
13//# the water vapour content (scale height of 1540 m) and a temperature lapse
14//# rate of 6.5 mK/m. Otherwise the atmosphere obeys the ideal gas equation
15//# and hydrostatic equilibrium.
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34//#                        Australia Telescope National Facility,
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39//# $Id: STAtmosphere.h 1346 2007-04-26 03:24:41Z mar637 $
40//#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
41
42// own includes
43#include "STAtmosphere.h"
44
45// casa includes
46#include <casa/Utilities/Assert.h>
47#include <casa/Quanta.h>
48
49// std includes
50#include <cmath>
51
52using namespace casa;
53using namespace asap;
54
55/**
56 * Default Constructor (apart from optional parameters).
57 * The class set up this way will assume International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) conditions,
58 * except for humidity. The latter is assumed to be 50%, which seems more realistic for
59 * Australian telescopes than 0%.
60 * @param[in] wvScale water vapour scale height (m), default is 1540m to match MIRIAD's model
61 * @param[in] maxAlt maximum altitude of the model atmosphere (m), plane parallel layers are spread linearly up to
62 *            this height, default is 10000m to match MIRIAD.
63 * @param[in] nLayers number of plane parallel layers in the model (essentially for a numberical integration),
64 *            default is 50 to match MIRIAD.
65 **/
66STAtmosphere::STAtmosphere(double wvScale, double maxAlt, size_t nLayers) :
67   itsGndTemperature(288.), itsGndPressure(101325.), itsGndHumidity(0.5),
68   itsLapseRate(0.0065), itsWVScale(wvScale), itsMaxAlt(maxAlt),
69   itsHeights(nLayers), itsTemperatures(nLayers),
70   itsDryPressures(nLayers), itsVapourPressures(nLayers)
71{
72  recomputeAtmosphereModel();
73}
74
75/**
76 * Constructor with explicitly given parameters of the atmosphere
77 * @param[in] temperature air temperature at the observatory (K)
78 * @param[in] pressure air pressure at the observatory (Pascals)
79 * @param[in] humidity air humidity at the observatory (fraction)
80 * @param[in] lapseRate temperature lapse rate (K/m), default is 0.0065 K/m to match MIRIAD and ISA
81 * @param[in] wvScale water vapour scale height (m), default is 1540m to match MIRIAD's model
82 * @param[in] maxAlt maximum altitude of the model atmosphere (m), plane parallel layers are spread linearly up to
83 *            this height, default is 10000m to match MIRIAD.
84 * @param[in] nLayers number of plane parallel layers in the model (essentially for a numberical integration),
85 *            default is 50 to match MIRIAD.
86 **/
87STAtmosphere::STAtmosphere(double temperature, double pressure, double humidity, double lapseRate,
88               double wvScale, double maxAlt, size_t nLayers) :
89   itsGndTemperature(temperature), itsGndPressure(pressure), itsGndHumidity(humidity),
90   itsLapseRate(lapseRate), itsWVScale(wvScale), itsMaxAlt(maxAlt),
91   itsHeights(nLayers), itsTemperatures(nLayers),
92   itsDryPressures(nLayers), itsVapourPressures(nLayers)
93{
94  recomputeAtmosphereModel();
95}
96               
97/**
98 * Set the new weather station data, recompute the model
99 * @param[in] temperature air temperature at the observatory (K)
100 * @param[in] pressure air pressure at the observatory (Pascals)
101 * @param[in] humidity air humidity at the observatory (fraction)
102 **/
103void STAtmosphere::setWeather(double temperature, double pressure, double humidity)
104{
105  itsGndTemperature = temperature;
106  itsGndPressure = pressure;
107  itsGndHumidity = humidity;
108  recomputeAtmosphereModel();
109}
110
111/**
112 * Build the atmosphere model based on exponential fall-off, ideal gas and hydrostatic
113 * equilibrium. The model parameters are taken from the data members of this class.
114 **/
115void STAtmosphere::recomputeAtmosphereModel()
116{
117  AlwaysAssert(itsGndTemperature > 0, AipsError);
118  AlwaysAssert(itsGndPressure > 0., AipsError);
119  AlwaysAssert((itsGndHumidity >= 0.) && (itsGndHumidity<=1.), AipsError);
120  AlwaysAssert(itsMaxAlt > 0., AipsError);
121  AlwaysAssert(itsWVScale > 0., AipsError);
122 
123  const double heightStep = itsMaxAlt/double(nLayers());
124  // molar mass of the air
125  const double M = 28.96e-3;
126  // free-fall acceleration
127  const double g = 9.81;
128  const double wvGndSaturationPressure = wvSaturationPressure(itsGndTemperature);
129  for (size_t layer = 0; layer < nLayers(); ++layer) {
130       const double height = double(layer)*heightStep;
131       itsHeights[layer] = height;
132       itsTemperatures[layer] = itsGndTemperature/(1.+itsLapseRate*height/itsGndTemperature);
133       const double pressure = itsGndPressure * exp(-M*g/(QC::R.get().getValue()*itsGndTemperature)*
134                   (height+0.5*itsLapseRate*height*height/itsGndTemperature));
135       itsVapourPressures[layer] = casa::min(itsGndHumidity*exp(-height/itsWVScale)*wvGndSaturationPressure,
136                                             wvSaturationPressure(itsTemperatures[layer]));
137       itsDryPressures[layer] = pressure - itsVapourPressures[layer];                                     
138  }
139}
140 
141/**
142 * Obtain the number of model layers, do consistency check that everything is
143 * resized accordingly
144 * @retrun number of model layers
145 **/
146size_t STAtmosphere::nLayers() const
147{
148  const size_t result = itsHeights.size();
149  DebugAssert(result > 0, AipsError);
150  DebugAssert(itsTemperatures.size() == result, AipsError);
151  DebugAssert(itsDryPressures.size() == result, AipsError);
152  DebugAssert(itsVapourPressures.size() == result, AipsError); 
153  return result;
154}
155
156/**
157 * Determine the saturation pressure of water vapour for the given temperature.
158 *
159 * Reference:
160 * Waters, Refraction effects in the neutral atmosphere. Methods of
161 * Experimental Physics, vol 12B, p 186-200 (1976).
162 *   
163 * @param[in] temperature temperature in K
164 * @return vapour saturation pressure (Pascals)
165 **/
166double STAtmosphere::wvSaturationPressure(double temperature)
167{
168  if (temperature > 215.) {
169      return 0.;
170  }
171  const double theta = 300.0/temperature;
172  return 1e5/(41.51/std::pow(theta,5)*std::pow(10.,9.834*theta-10.0));
173}
174
175/**
176 * Compute the complex refractivity of the dry components of the atmosphere
177 * (oxygen lines) at the given frequency.
178 * @param[in] freq frequency (Hz)
179 * @param[in] temperature air temperature (K)
180 * @param[in] pDry partial pressure of dry components (Pascals)
181 * @param[in] pVapour partial pressure of water vapour (Pascals)
182 * @return complex refractivity
183 *
184 * Reference:
185 * Liebe, An updated model for millimeter wave propogation in moist air,
186 * Radio Science, 20, 1069-1089 (1985).
187 **/
188std::complex<double> STAtmosphere::dryRefractivity(double freq, double temperature,
189                     double pDry, double pVapour)
190{
191  // the number of parameters per atmospheric line and the number of lines taken into account
192  const size_t nLineParams = 7;
193  const size_t nLines = 48;
194  // actual tabulated values
195  const double lines[nLines][nLineParams] =
196    {{49.452379,    0.12E-6, 11.830,  8.40E-3, 0.0,  5.60E-3,  1.7},
197     {49.962257,    0.34E-6, 10.720,  8.50E-3, 0.0,  5.60E-3,  1.7},
198     {50.474238,    0.94E-6,  9.690,  8.60E-3, 0.0,  5.60E-3,  1.7},
199     {50.987748,    2.46E-6,  8.690,  8.70E-3, 0.0,  5.50E-3,  1.7},
200     {51.503350,    6.08E-6,  7.740,  8.90E-3, 0.0,  5.60E-3,  1.8},
201     {52.021409,   14.14E-6,  6.840,  9.20E-3, 0.0,  5.50E-3,  1.8},
202     {52.542393,   31.02E-6,  6.000,  9.40E-3, 0.0,  5.70E-3,  1.8},
203     {53.066906,   64.10E-6,  5.220,  9.70E-3, 0.0,  5.30E-3,  1.9},
204     {53.595748,  124.70E-6,  4.480, 10.00E-3, 0.0,  5.40E-3,  1.8},
205     {54.129999,  228.00E-6,  3.810, 10.20E-3, 0.0,  4.80E-3,  2.0},
206     {54.671157,  391.80E-6,  3.190, 10.50E-3, 0.0,  4.80E-3,  1.9},
207     {55.221365,  631.60E-6,  2.620, 10.79E-3, 0.0,  4.17E-3,  2.1},
208     {55.783800,  953.50E-6,  2.115, 11.10E-3, 0.0,  3.75E-3,  2.1},
209     {56.264777,  548.90E-6,  0.010, 16.46E-3, 0.0,  7.74E-3,  0.9},
210     {56.363387, 1344.00E-6,  1.655, 11.44E-3, 0.0,  2.97E-3,  2.3},
211     {56.968180, 1763.00E-6,  1.255, 11.81E-3, 0.0,  2.12E-3,  2.5},
212     {57.612481, 2141.00E-6,  0.910, 12.21E-3, 0.0,  0.94E-3,  3.7},
213     {58.323874, 2386.00E-6,  0.621, 12.66E-3, 0.0, -0.55E-3, -3.1},
214     {58.446589, 1457.00E-6,  0.079, 14.49E-3, 0.0,  5.97E-3,  0.8},
215     {59.164204, 2404.00E-6,  0.386, 13.19E-3, 0.0, -2.44E-3,  0.1},
216     {59.590982, 2112.00E-6,  0.207, 13.60E-3, 0.0,  3.44E-3,  0.5},
217     {60.306057, 2124.00E-6,  0.207, 13.82E-3, 0.0, -4.13E-3,  0.7},
218     {60.434775, 2461.00E-6,  0.386, 12.97E-3, 0.0,  1.32E-3, -1.0},
219     {61.150558, 2504.00E-6,  0.621, 12.48E-3, 0.0, -0.36E-3,  5.8},
220     {61.800152, 2298.00E-6,  0.910, 12.07E-3, 0.0, -1.59E-3,  2.9},
221     {62.411212, 1933.00E-6,  1.255, 11.71E-3, 0.0, -2.66E-3,  2.3},
222     {62.486253, 1517.00E-6,  0.078, 14.68E-3, 0.0, -4.77E-3,  0.9},
223     {62.997974, 1503.00E-6,  1.660, 11.39E-3, 0.0, -3.34E-3,  2.2},
224     {63.568515, 1087.00E-6,  2.110, 11.08E-3, 0.0, -4.17E-3,  2.0},
225     {64.127764,  733.50E-6,  2.620, 10.78E-3, 0.0, -4.48E-3,  2.0},
226     {64.678900,  463.50E-6,  3.190, 10.50E-3, 0.0, -5.10E-3,  1.8},
227     {65.224067,  274.80E-6,  3.810, 10.20E-3, 0.0, -5.10E-3,  1.9},
228     {65.764769,  153.00E-6,  4.480, 10.00E-3, 0.0, -5.70E-3,  1.8},
229     {66.302088,   80.09E-6,  5.220,  9.70E-3, 0.0, -5.50E-3,  1.8},
230     {66.836827,   39.46E-6,  6.000,  9.40E-3, 0.0, -5.90E-3,  1.7},
231     {67.369595,   18.32E-6,  6.840,  9.20E-3, 0.0, -5.60E-3,  1.8},
232     {67.900862,    8.01E-6,  7.740,  8.90E-3, 0.0, -5.80E-3,  1.7},
233     {68.431001,    3.30E-6,  8.690,  8.70E-3, 0.0, -5.70E-3,  1.7},
234     {68.960306,    1.28E-6,  9.690,  8.60E-3, 0.0, -5.60E-3,  1.7},
235     {69.489021,    0.47E-6, 10.720,  8.50E-3, 0.0, -5.60E-3,  1.7},
236     {70.017342,    0.16E-6, 11.830,  8.40E-3, 0.0, -5.60E-3,  1.7},
237     {118.750341,  945.00E-6,  0.000, 15.92E-3, 0.0, -0.44E-3,  0.9},
238     {368.498350,   67.90E-6,  0.020, 19.20E-3, 0.6,  0.00E00,  1.0},
239     {424.763120,  638.00E-6,  0.011, 19.16E-3, 0.6,  0.00E00,  1.0},
240     {487.249370,  235.00E-6,  0.011, 19.20E-3, 0.6,  0.00E00,  1.0},
241     {715.393150,   99.60E-6,  0.089, 18.10E-3, 0.6,  0.00E00,  1.0},
242     {773.838730,  671.00E-6,  0.079, 18.10E-3, 0.6,  0.00E00,  1.0},
243     {834.145330,  180.00E-6,  0.079, 18.10E-3, 0.6,  0.00E00,  1.0}};
244     
245  // convert to the units of Liebe
246  const double theta = 300./temperature;
247  const double kPaPVap = 0.001*pVapour;
248  const double kPaPDry = 0.001*pDry;
249  const double fGHz = freq * 1e-9;
250 
251  // some coefficients
252  const double ap = 1.4e-10*(1-1.2e-5*std::pow(fGHz,1.5));
253  const double gamma0 = 5.6e-3*(kPaPDry + 1.1*kPaPVap)*std::pow(theta,0.8);
254  // initial refractivity
255  std::complex<double> result(2.588*kPaPDry*theta +
256         3.07e-4*(1.0/(1.0+std::pow(fGHz/gamma0,2))-1)*kPaPDry*theta*theta,
257         (2*3.07e-4/(gamma0*(1+std::pow(fGHz/gamma0,2))*(1+std::pow(fGHz/60,2))) +
258          ap*kPaPDry*std::pow(theta,2.5))*fGHz*kPaPDry*theta*theta);
259         
260  // sum the contributions of all the lines
261  for (size_t l = 0; l < nLines; ++l) {
262       const double S = lines[l][1]*kPaPDry*std::pow(theta,3)*exp(lines[l][2]*(1.-theta));
263       const double gamma = lines[l][3]*(kPaPDry*std::pow(theta,0.8-lines[l][4]) + 1.1*kPaPVap*theta);
264       const double delta = lines[l][5]*kPaPDry*std::pow(theta,lines[l][6]);
265       const double x = (lines[l][0]-fGHz)*(lines[l][0]-fGHz) + gamma*gamma;
266       const double y = (lines[l][0]+fGHz)*(lines[l][0]+fGHz) + gamma*gamma;
267       const double z = (lines[l][0]+gamma*gamma/lines[l][0]);
268       result += std::complex<double> (S*( (z-fGHz)/x + (z+fGHz)/y - 2./lines[l][0] +
269                                  delta*(1/x-1/y)*gamma*fGHz/lines[l][0]),
270               S*( (1/x+1/y)*gamma*fGHz/lines[l][0] -
271               delta*((lines[l][0]-fGHz)/x + (lines[l][0]+fGHz)/y)*fGHz/lines[l][0]));       
272  }
273 
274  return result;
275}
276
277/**
278 * Compute the complex refractivity of the water vapour monomers
279 * at the given frequency.
280 * @param[in] freq frequency (Hz)
281 * @param[in] temperature air temperature (K)
282 * @param[in] pDry partial pressure of dry components (Pascals)
283 * @param[in] pVapour partial pressure of water vapour (Pascals)
284 * @return complex refractivity
285 *
286 * Reference:
287 * Liebe, An updated model for millimeter wave propogation in moist air,
288 * Radio Science, 20, 1069-1089 (1985).
289 **/
290std::complex<double> STAtmosphere::vapourRefractivity(double freq, double temperature,
291                     double pDry, double pVapour)
292{
293  // the number of parameters per atmospheric line and the number of lines taken into account
294  const size_t nLineParams = 4;
295  const size_t nLines = 30;
296  // actual tabulated values
297  const double lines[nLines][nLineParams] =
298    {{22.235080,  0.1090, 2.143, 27.84E-3},
299     {67.813960,  0.0011, 8.730, 27.60E-3},
300     {119.995940,  0.0007, 8.347, 27.00E-3},
301     {183.310117,  2.3000, 0.653, 28.35E-3},
302     {321.225644,  0.0464, 6.156, 21.40E-3},
303     {325.152919,  1.5400, 1.515, 27.00E-3},
304     {336.187000,  0.0010, 9.802, 26.50E-3},
305     {380.197372, 11.9000, 1.018, 27.60E-3},
306     {390.134508,  0.0044, 7.318, 19.00E-3},
307     {437.346667,  0.0637, 5.015, 13.70E-3},
308     {439.150812,  0.9210, 3.561, 16.40E-3},
309     {443.018295,  0.1940, 5.015, 14.40E-3},
310     {448.001075, 10.6000, 1.370, 23.80E-3},
311     {470.888947,  0.3300, 3.561, 18.20E-3},
312     {474.689127,  1.2800, 2.342, 19.80E-3},
313     {488.491133,  0.2530, 2.814, 24.90E-3},
314     {503.568532,  0.0374, 6.693, 11.50E-3},
315     {504.482692,  0.0125, 6.693, 11.90E-3},
316     {556.936002, 510.000, 0.114, 30.00E-3},
317     {620.700807,  5.0900, 2.150, 22.30E-3},
318     {658.006500,  0.2740, 7.767, 30.00E-3},
319     {752.033227, 250.000, 0.336, 28.60E-3},
320     {841.073593,  0.0130, 8.113, 14.10E-3},
321     {859.865000,  0.1330, 7.989, 28.60E-3},
322     {899.407000,  0.0550, 7.845, 28.60E-3},
323     {902.555000,  0.0380, 8.360, 26.40E-3},
324     {906.205524,  0.1830, 5.039, 23.40E-3},
325     {916.171582,  8.5600, 1.369, 25.30E-3},
326     {970.315022,  9.1600, 1.842, 24.00E-3},
327     {987.926764, 138.000, 0.178, 28.60E-3}};
328
329  // convert to the units of Liebe
330  const double theta = 300./temperature;
331  const double kPaPVap = 0.001*pVapour;
332  const double kPaPDry = 0.001*pDry;
333  const double fGHz = freq * 1e-9;
334 
335  // initial refractivity
336  std::complex<double> result(2.39*kPaPVap*theta + 41.6*kPaPVap*theta*theta +
337            6.47e-6*std::pow(fGHz,2.05)*kPaPVap*std::pow(theta,2.4),
338            (0.915*1.40e-6*kPaPDry + 5.41e-5*kPaPVap*theta*theta*theta)*
339             fGHz*kPaPVap*std::pow(theta,2.5));
340             
341  // sum contributions of all the lines
342  for (size_t l = 0; l < nLines; ++l) {
343       const double S = lines[l][1]*kPaPVap*std::pow(theta,3.5)*exp(lines[l][2]*(1.-theta));
344       const double gamma = lines[l][3]*(kPaPDry*std::pow(theta,0.8) + 4.80*kPaPVap*theta);
345       const double x = (lines[l][0]-fGHz)*(lines[l][0]-fGHz) + gamma*gamma;
346       const double y = (lines[l][0]+fGHz)*(lines[l][0]+fGHz) + gamma*gamma;
347       const double z = (lines[l][0]+gamma*gamma/lines[l][0]);
348       result += std::complex<double>(S*((z-fGHz)/x + (z+fGHz)/y - 2./lines[l][0]),
349                           S*((1./x+1./y)*gamma*fGHz/lines[l][0]));
350  }
351 
352  return result;
353}
354
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