{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "id": "4076562c", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# Atmospheric Model\n", "\n", "The basis of our simulation is a model of Earth's atmosphere, of which there are several. The [International Standard Atmosphere](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Atmosphere) (ISA) is used by ICAO, is relatively simple, and accurate enough for our purposes.\n", "\n", "The ISA is a mathematical model of the atmosphere that assumes a linear temperature gradient against altitude, and derives pressure and density from the [ideal gas law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideal_gas_law) and [hydrostatic equilibrium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrostatic_equilibrium)." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "id": "04de8172", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Symbols used\n", "\n", "Since the primary source upon which the models in this package are built from is the ISA, I will use the symbols defined in the paper that defined it." ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 1, "id": "7cd05c5a", "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/html": [ "
Symbol | Description |
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$A$ | Area |
$F$ | Force |
$g$ | Acceleration due to gravity |
$H$ | Geopotential height |
$h$ | Geometric height |
$P$ | Pressure |
$P_{b}$ | Pressure at the base of an atmospheric layer |
$M$ | Molecular mass |
$m$ | Mass |
$n$ | Amount of substance |
$R^{*}$ | Universal gas constant |
$R$ | Specific gas constant |
$T$ | Thermodynamic temperature |
$V$ | Volume |
$\\rho$ | Density |