Exponential Atmospheric Model

This model assumes we can compute the atmospheric density by:

\[\rho(h) = \rho_0 \cdot exp \left\lbrace - \frac{h - h_0}{H} \right\rbrace~,\]

where $\rho_0$, $h_0$, and $H$ are parameters obtained from tables. Reference [1] provides a discretization of those parameters based on the selected height $h$ that was obtained after evaluation of some accurate models.

In this package, we can compute the model using the following function:

AtmosphericModels.exponential(h::T) where T<:Number -> Float64

where h is the desired height [m].

Warning

Notice that this model does not consider important effects such as the Sun activity, the geomagnetic activity, the local time at the desired location, and others. Hence, although this can be used for fast evaluations, the accuracy is not good.

Examples

julia> AtmosphericModels.exponential(700e3)3.614e-14

References

[1] Vallado, D. A (2013). Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications. 4th ed. Microcosm Press, Hawthorn, CA, USA.