org.orekit.models.earth.ionosphere

Interface IonosphericMappingFunction

All Known Implementing Classes:

SingleLayerModelMappingFunction

public interface IonosphericMappingFunction

Interface for mapping functions used in the ionospheric delay computation.

The purpose of an ionospheric mapping function is to convert the Vertical Total Electron Content (VTEC) to a Slant Total Electron Content (STEC) using the following formula:

 STEC = VTEC * m(e)
 

With m(e) the ionospheric mapping function and e the satellite elevation.

Since:

10.2

Author:

Bryan Cazabonne

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	mappingFactor(double elevation) This method allows the computation of the ionospheric mapping factor.
<T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> T	mappingFactor(T elevation) This method allows the computation of the ionospheric mapping factor.

Method Detail

mappingFactor

double mappingFactor(double elevation)

This method allows the computation of the ionospheric mapping factor.

Parameters:

elevation - the elevation of the satellite, in radians.

Returns:

the ionospheric mapping factor.

mappingFactor

<T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> T mappingFactor(T elevation)

This method allows the computation of the ionospheric mapping factor.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the elements

Parameters:

elevation - the elevation of the satellite, in radians.

Returns:

the ionospheric mapping factor.