scattering angle derivations
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   .. _scattering_angle_from_sensor_and_solar_angles:

#. scattering angle from sensor and solar angles

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   symbol              description            unit        variable name
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   :math:`\theta_{0}`  solar zenith angle     :math:`deg` `solar_zenith_angle {:}`
   :math:`\Theta_{s}`  scattering angle       :math:`deg` `scattering_angle {:}`
   :math:`\theta_{S}`  sensor zenith angle    :math:`deg` `sensor_zenith_angle {:}`
   :math:`\varphi_{r}` relative azimuth angle :math:`deg` `relative_azimuth_angle {:}`
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   .. math::
      \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)
