Rapid calculation of atmospheric molecular absorption characteristics in the terahertz band based on wideband K-distribution method

Abstract

This paper focuses on rapidly calculating atmospheric molecular absorption properties in the 0.3–30 THz frequency range of terahertz waves. It conducts research related to spectral radiation models and fast computation model databases. Based on the latest version of the High-resolution transmission molecular absorption database-2020, in conjunction with the line-by-line (LBL) spectral radiative calculation method, the spectral absorption characteristics of nine atmospheric molecules (H2O, CO2, O3, NO, N2O, NO2, NH3, SO2, CH4) are analyzed. The relative contributions of the eight other gas molecules absorption abilities in the terahertz range are examined, with H2O molecule serving as the reference. Taking into account the non-gray absorption properties of atmospheric molecules and the need for fast computation, this study divides the frequency range of 0.3–30 THz into 24 calculation bands based on the spectral absorption distribution characteristics of atmospheric molecules. Utilizing LBL calculations with a resolution of 0.01 cm−1, a non-correlated wideband K-distribution model (WBK) is developed, which achieves nearly the same computational accuracy as LBL. Furthermore, the WBK radiation calculation model is validated under both uniform and non-uniform atmospheric conditions based on earth atmospheric environmental parameters. An exponential kernel fitting coefficient table for the rapid calculation of atmospheric molecular absorption coefficients is established based on the WBK radiation calculation model to improve computational efficiency further. This database enables fast calculation of 24 broadband absorption coefficients (corresponding to 7 Gaussian integration points) within 0–100 km altitude in earth atmosphere.