Atmosphere

To add in atmosphere to the simulation, we add in an atmospheric model.

sim = maria.Simulation(instrument=my_instrument,
                       site=my_site,
                       plan=my_plan,
                       atmosphere="2d")

This two-dimensional model is a simplified approximation of atmospheric turbulence (see T. W. Morris et al. (2022)) that lets us more efficiently simulate atmospheric fluctuations at higher resolutions. maria generates an atmosphere based on the weather parameters from the simulation’s Site. The atmosphere both emits radiation and blocks light from celestial sources.