symbol

meaning

numerical value

$C_{atm}$

constant from inside

1.44766271 kg/m³

$C_{out}$

constant from outside

1.75711175 × 10⁻⁵ kg/m³

s

atmospheric scale

7067.63477 m

t

thickness atmosphere

8 × 10⁴ m

a

radius Earth

6.3781 × 10⁶ m

$l_{zenith}$

line of sight for zenith

8 × 10⁴ m

$l_{horizon}$

line of sight for horizon

1.0133 × 10⁶ m

$\overline{{\rho }_{zenith}}$

averaged density along zenith

0.127892 kg/m³

$\overline{{\rho }_{horizon}}$

averaged density along horizon

0.380299 kg/m³