robintw / Py6S

A Python interface to the 6S Radiative Transfer Model
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A simple question about rayleigh scatter #107

Open sgxl opened 8 months ago

sgxl commented 8 months ago

Hi, I would like to build a lookup table to perform Rayleigh scatter correction. I have read @robintw’s excellent blog post on calculating Rayleigh reflectance using Py6S。 but I am still confused about some concepts.

I have found two outputs related to Rayleigh scatter of Py6S: sixs_obj.outputs.transmittance_rayleigh_scattering.total and sixs_obj.outputs.atmospheric_intrinsic_reflectance. Can I use these to perform Rayleigh scatter correction?

Ref(TOA) * sixs_obj.outputs.transmittance_rayleigh_scattering.total

I think I lack knowledge about radiative transfer models. I look forward to your reply. Thank you.

: https://blog.rtwilson.com/calculating-rayleigh-reflectance-using-py6s/