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Layer

Initialize a LayerClass object representing a single turbulent atmospheric layer.

Attributes:

Name Type Description
id int

Layer identifier.
seed int

Random number generator seed.
D_fov float

Field of view diameter [m].
spatial_res float

Spatial resolution of the layer [m/px].
npix int

Number of pixels in the layer.
fractionalR0 float

Contribution of this layer to the overall r0.

screen Von Karman infinite screen object

The screen object representing the turbulence in this layer.
windSpeed float

Wind speed at this layer [m/s].
windDirection float

Wind direction at this layer [degrees].
altitude float

Altitude of the layer [m].
displ_buffer_x float

Buffer storing the cummulative displacement in X-axis
displ_buffer_y float

Buffer storing the cummulative displacement in Y-axis
Source code in SAOS/Layer.py 
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def __init__(self):
    """
    Initialize a LayerClass object representing a single turbulent atmospheric layer.

    Attributes
    ----------
    id : int
        Layer identifier.
    seed : int
        Random number generator seed.
    D_fov : float
        Field of view diameter [m].
    spatial_res : float
        Spatial resolution of the layer [m/px].
    npix : int
        Number of pixels in the layer.
    fractionalR0 : float
        Contribution of this layer to the overall r0.            
    screen : Von Karman infinite screen object
        The screen object representing the turbulence in this layer.
    windSpeed : float
        Wind speed at this layer [m/s].
    windDirection : float
        Wind direction at this layer [degrees].
    altitude : float
        Altitude of the layer [m].
    displ_buffer_x : float
        Buffer storing the cummulative displacement in X-axis
    displ_buffer_y : float
        Buffer storing the cummulative displacement in Y-axis            
    """
    # The Layer class defines the main variables that are required to constitute a layer of turbulence.
    # The atmosphere class is made of several layer objects.

    # Scalar variables 
    self.id = 0
    self.seed = 0
    self.D_fov = 0
    self.spatial_res = 0
    self.npix = 0
    self.fractionalR0 = 0
    self.screen = None
    self.windSpeed = 0
    self.windDirection = 0
    self.altitude = 0

    self.displ_buffer_x = 0
    self.displ_buffer_y = 0

id instance-attribute 

id = 0

seed instance-attribute 

seed = 0

D_fov instance-attribute 

D_fov = 0

spatial_res instance-attribute 

spatial_res = 0

npix instance-attribute 

npix = 0

fractionalR0 instance-attribute 

fractionalR0 = 0

screen instance-attribute 

screen = None

windSpeed instance-attribute 

windSpeed = 0

windDirection instance-attribute 

windDirection = 0

altitude instance-attribute 

altitude = 0

displ_buffer_x instance-attribute 

displ_buffer_x = 0

displ_buffer_y instance-attribute 

displ_buffer_y = 0