Description
Return response-weighted spectral-bin contributions.
Atmospheric optical and radiation quantities distinguish spectral density, integrated flux, solid-angle response and reporting codes. A local attenuation factor, bin contribution or coverage bound requires compatible geometry and definitions rather than establishing a complete radiative transfer or observed cloud state.
Return response-weighted spectral-bin contributions.
When to use this tool
Use Atmospheric Bin Radiance Weight when checking the stated optical, radiometric, cloud-code or coverage convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter radianceDensities, binWidths, responseWeights. Follow any array-alignment requirements below. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read integratedContribution, totalWidth. Use the output convention below.
Return response-weighted spectral-bin contributions. Require aligned nonnegative densities, widths and weights; integratedContribution = sum(density*width*response), totalWidth sums widths without weighting.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| radianceDensities | Radiance Densities | Required. Array of finite number; maximum items 256. |
| binWidths | Bin Widths | Required. Array of finite number; maximum items 256. |
| responseWeights | Response Weights | Required. Array of finite number; maximum items 256. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| integratedContribution | Integrated Contribution | Required. Finite number. |
| totalWidth | Total Width | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"radianceDensities": [
2,
3
],
"binWidths": [
1,
2
],
"responseWeights": [
0.5,
1
]
},
"output": {
"integratedContribution": 7,
"totalWidth": 3
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- This is a piecewise bin sum without response normalization or spectral-coordinate conversion; full radiative-transfer calibration is not performed.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use the source-specific observation code table and an appropriate calibrated spectral/atmospheric model for actual cloud or radiative interpretation.
References
Similar or alternative tools
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