Showing papers by "Philip W. Rosenkranz published in 2002"
TL;DR: The radiative transfer equation in a planar-stratified atmosphere with multiple scattering is solved by numerically integrating an ensemble of trial functions which are constructed so as to satisfy the boundary conditions at the top of the atmosphere.
Abstract: The radiative transfer equation in a planar-stratified atmosphere with multiple scattering is solved by numerically integrating an ensemble of trial functions which are constructed so as to satisfy the boundary conditions (downward-propagating radiances) at the top of the atmosphere. The boundary conditions at the surface (reflection or scattering) are imposed after integration through the atmosphere. Opaque atmospheres constitute a special case of the latter boundary condition. The algorithm is very efficient because it requires solution, only once, of a set of linear equations of rank equal to half the number of radiation streams.
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