Main methodological approaches

This chapter gives an overview of the main methodological approaches and fundamental principles pursued in this work. Since the work covers elements from various fields, specific methodologies are elaborated further in the relevant chapters.

2.1. Physical optics approach
2.2. Fallback approach – generic models
2.3. Solar incidence operators – interface to other methods
2.4. Validation
2.5. Separation of the optical and thermal domain
2.6. Implementation
2.7. Programming language