%------------------------------------------------------------------------ % NAME: read_arts % % Reads a ARTS spectrum and converts it to brightness % temperatures. % The mean of the lowest and highest absorption frequencies % is used for the conversion to brightness temperatures. % % FORMAT: [y,f] = read_arts(basename) % % RETURN: y The spectrum [K] % f The absorption frequencies [Hz] % IN: basename The ARTS basename %------------------------------------------------------------------------ % HISTORY: 24.05.00 Created by Patrick Eriksson. function [y,f] = read_tb(basename) global BOLTZMAN_CONST SPEED_OF_LIGHT %=== Read frequencies f = read_arts(basename,'f_abs'); f0 = (f(1)+f(length(f)))/2; %=== Read spectrum y = read_arts(basename,'y'); %=== Convert to brightness temperatures y = y * (SPEED_OF_LIGHT^2/f0^2/2/BOLTZMAN_CONST);