scattering angle derivations
scattering angle from sensor and solar angles
symbol description unit variable name \(\theta_{0}\) solar zenith angle \(deg\) solar_zenith_angle {:} \(\Theta_{s}\) scattering angle \(deg\) scattering_angle {:} \(\theta_{S}\) sensor zenith angle \(deg\) sensor_zenith_angle {:} \(\varphi_{r}\) relative azimuth angle \(deg\) relative_azimuth_angle {:} The pattern : for the dimensions can represent {time}, or no dimensions at all.
\[\Theta_{s} = \frac{180}{\pi}\arccos\left(-\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{180}\theta_{0}\right)\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{180}\theta_{S}\right) - \sin\left(\frac{\pi}{180}\theta_{0}\right)\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{180}\theta_{S}\right)\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{180}\varphi_{r}\right)\right)\]