Pressure-linear grey opacity

ID: pressure-linear-grey-opacity

A grey atmosphere model with mass absorption coefficient proportional to pressure. Under hydrostatic balance, gives downward optical depth . For , a non-scattering optically thick column emits hemispheric radiant flux . The angular factor follows from integrating ray attenuation over the upward hemisphere; a vertical-ray approximation omits it. The extension of the emitting-depth integral to infinity requires fixed as .

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