pylupnt.PathProfile

class pylupnt.PathProfile

Result of tracing a ray: per-step samples plus summary quantities.

property az_dir

Per-step azimuth direction [rad].

property corr_final_pos_err

Final position error [km] from insufficient correction.

property corr_final_time_err

Final time error [s] from insufficient correction.

property dir_end

Direction vector at the end.

property dir_start

Direction vector at the start.

property dist_bend_m

Extra path length from bending [m].

property dist_straight_km

Straight-line distance [km].

property dist_to_line

Per-step distance to the straight line-of-sight [km].

property el_dir

Per-step elevation direction [rad].

property final_pos

Final position in Cartesian coordinates [km].

property max_sep_line_m

Maximum separation from the straight line [m].

property pos_eci

Per-step position in ECI [km].

property prop_time_total

Total propagation time [s].

property r

Per-step geocentric radial distance [km].

property s

Per-step path length [km].

property second_delay_m

Second-order delay [m].

property sf

Final ray distance [km].

property t_rx

Reception epoch [s past J2000].

property t_tx

Transmission epoch [s past J2000].

property tec_delay_bend_m

Additional TEC delay from ray bending [m].

property tec_delay_m

First-order TEC delay [m].

property tec_section

Per-step total electron content [TECU].

property tecu

Total electron content [TECU].

property tecu_bend

TEC contribution from bending [TECU].

property third_delay_m

Third-order delay [m].

property total_delay_m

Total group delay [m].