org.orekit.models.earth.atmosphere

Class NRLMSISE00

java.lang.Object

org.orekit.models.earth.atmosphere.NRLMSISE00

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Atmosphere

public class NRLMSISE00
extends Object
implements Atmosphere

This class implements the mathematical representation of the 2001 Naval Research Laboratory Mass Spectrometer and Incoherent Scatter Radar Exosphere (NRLMSISE-00) of the MSIS® class model.

NRLMSISE-00 calculates the neutral atmosphere empirical model from the surface to lower exosphere (0 to 1000 km) and provides:

• Exospheric Temperature above Input Position (K)
• Local Temperature at Input Position (K)
• Total Mass-Density at Input Position (kg/m³)
• Partial Densities at Input Position (1/m³) for:
  • He,
  • H,
  • N,
  • O,
  • Ar,
  • N2,
  • O2,
  • anomalous oxygen.

The model needs geographical and time information to compute general values, but also needs space weather data:

• mean and daily solar flux,
• geomagnetic indices.

Switches can be used to turn on and off particular variations:
0 is off, 1 is on, and 2 is main effects off but cross terms on.
The standard value is 1 for all the 23 available switches.
Function of each switch according to its number:

• #1 - F10.7 effect on mean
• #2 - Independent of time
• #3 - Symmetrical annual
• #4 - Symmetrical semiannual
• #5 - Asymmetrical annual
• #6 - Asymmetrical semiannual
• #7 - Diurnal
• #8 - Semidiurnal
• #9 - Daily Ap [**]
• #10 - All UT, longitudinal effects
• #11 - Longitudinal
• #12 - UT and mixed UT, longitudinal
• #13 - Mixed AP, UT, longitudinal
• #14 - Terdiurnal
• #15 - Departures from diffusive equilibrium
• #16 - All exospheric temperature variations
• #17 - All variations from 120 km temperature (TLB)
• #18 - All lower thermosphere (TN1) temperature variations
• #19 - All 120 km gradient (S) variations
• #20 - All upper stratosphere (TN2) temperature variations
• #21 - All variations from 120 km values (ZLB)
• #22 - All lower mesosphere temperature (TN3) variations
• #23 - Turbopause scale height variations

[**] Switch #9 is a bit specific:

• set to 1, the daily Ap only is used (first element of ap array),
• set to -1, the entire array of ap is used, including 3 hr ap indices.

The NRLMSISE-00 model was developed by Mike Picone, Alan Hedin, and Doug Drob.
They also wrote a NRLMSISE-00 distribution package in FORTRAN available at:
ftp://hanna.ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/modelweb/atmospheric/msis/nrlmsise00/

Dominik Brodowski implemented a C version of the NRLMSISE-00 model available at:
http://www.brodo.de/space/nrlmsise/index.html

Instances of this class are immutable.

Since:

8.1

Author:

Mike Picone & al (Naval Research Laboratory), 2001: FORTRAN routine, Dominik Brodowski, 2004: C routine, Pascal Parraud, 2016: Java translation

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	NRLMSISE00.FieldOutput<T extends RealFieldElement<T>> This class is a placeholder for the computed densities and temperatures.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
NRLMSISE00(NRLMSISE00InputParameters parameters, PVCoordinatesProvider sun, BodyShape earth) Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	getDensity(AbsoluteDate date, Vector3D position, Frame frame) Get the local density.
<T extends RealFieldElement<T>> T	getDensity(FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date, FieldVector3D<T> position, Frame frame) Get the local density.
Frame	getFrame() Get the frame of the central body.
NRLMSISE00	withSwitch(int number, int value) Change a switch.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.orekit.models.earth.atmosphere.Atmosphere

getVelocity, getVelocity

Constructor Detail

NRLMSISE00

public NRLMSISE00(NRLMSISE00InputParameters parameters,
                  PVCoordinatesProvider sun,
                  BodyShape earth)

Constructor.

The model is constructed with all switches set to 1.

Parameters are mandatory only for the getDensity() and getVelocity() methods.

Parameters:

parameters - the solar and magnetic activity data

sun - the Sun position

earth - the Earth body shape

Method Detail

withSwitch

public NRLMSISE00 withSwitch(int number,
                             int value)

Change a switch.

This method creates a new instance, the current instance is not changed at all!

Parameters:

number - switch number between 1 and 23

value - switch value

Returns:

a new instance, with switch changed

getFrame

public Frame getFrame()

Get the frame of the central body.

Specified by:

getFrame in interface Atmosphere

Returns:

frame of the central body.

getDensity

public double getDensity(AbsoluteDate date,
                         Vector3D position,
                         Frame frame)

Get the local density.

Specified by:

getDensity in interface Atmosphere

Parameters:

date - current date

position - current position in frame

frame - the frame in which is defined the position

Returns:

local density (kg/m³)

getDensity

public <T extends RealFieldElement<T>> T getDensity(FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date,
                                                    FieldVector3D<T> position,
                                                    Frame frame)

Get the local density.

Specified by:

getDensity in interface Atmosphere

Type Parameters:

T - instance of RealFieldElement

Parameters:

date - current date

position - current position in frame

frame - the frame in which is defined the position

Returns:

local density (kg/m³)