eradiate.radprops.rayleigh.depolarization_bates

eradiate.radprops.rayleigh.depolarization_bates#

eradiate.radprops.rayleigh.depolarization_bates(wavelength=<Quantity(550.0, 'nanometer')>)[source]#

Compute depolarization using Bates’ King factor [Bates, 1984]. Only parametrized on wavelength.

Parameters:

wavelength (quantity) – Wavelength.

Returns:

Quantity (scalar) – The depolarization factor parametrized on the wavelength. [dimensionless]