Package org.orekit.models.earth.atmosphere

Interface Atmosphere

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractSunInfluencedAtmosphere, DTM2000, HarrisPriester, JB2008, NRLMSISE00, SimpleExponentialAtmosphere

public interface Atmosphere
extends Serializable

Interface for atmospheric models.

Author:

Luc Maisonobe

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
double	getDensity(AbsoluteDate date, Vector3D position, Frame frame)	Get the local density.
<T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> T	getDensity(FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date, FieldVector3D<T> position, Frame frame)	Get the local density.
Frame	getFrame()	Get the frame of the central body.
default Vector3D	getVelocity(AbsoluteDate date, Vector3D position, Frame frame)	Get the inertial velocity of atmosphere molecules.
default <T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> FieldVector3D<T>	getVelocity(FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date, FieldVector3D<T> position, Frame frame)	Get the inertial velocity of atmosphere molecules.

Method Detail

getFrame

Frame getFrame()

Get the frame of the central body.

Returns:

frame of the central body.

Since:

6.0

getDensity

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

Get the local density.

Parameters:

date - current date

position - current position in frame

frame - the frame in which is defined the position

Returns:

local density (kg/m³)

getDensity

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

Get the local density.

Type Parameters:

T - instance of CalculusFieldElement

Parameters:

date - current date

position - current position in frame

frame - the frame in which is defined the position

Returns:

local density (kg/m³)

getVelocity

default Vector3D getVelocity(AbsoluteDate date,
                             Vector3D position,
                             Frame frame)

Get the inertial velocity of atmosphere molecules.

By default, atmosphere is supposed to have a null velocity in the central body frame.

Parameters:

date - current date

position - current position in frame

frame - the frame in which is defined the position

Returns:

velocity (m/s) (defined in the same frame as the position)

getVelocity

default <T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> FieldVector3D<T> getVelocity(FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date,
                                                                         FieldVector3D<T> position,
                                                                         Frame frame)

Get the inertial velocity of atmosphere molecules.

Type Parameters:

T - instance of CalculusFieldElement

Parameters:

date - current date

position - current position in frame

frame - the frame in which is defined the position

Returns:

velocity (m/s) (defined in the same frame as the position)