Effects of cloud horizontal inhomogeneity and drizzle on remote sensing of cloud droplet effective radius: Case studies based on large‐eddy simulations
This study investigates effects of drizzle and cloud horizontal inhomogeneity on cloud
effective radius (re) retrievals from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer …
effective radius (re) retrievals from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer …
Estimation of surface shortwave radiation components under all sky conditions: Modeling and sensitivity analysis
Clouds are the most important modulator of the amount of solar energy absorbed by the
earth–atmosphere system. Traditional one-dimensional (1D) plane-parallel atmospheric …
earth–atmosphere system. Traditional one-dimensional (1D) plane-parallel atmospheric …
[PDF][PDF] libRadtran user's guide
Preface libRadtran is a library of radiative transfer routines and programs. The central
program of the libRadtran package is the radiative transfer tool uvspec. uvspec was …
program of the libRadtran package is the radiative transfer tool uvspec. uvspec was …
The influence of forward-scattered light in transmission measurements of (exo) planetary atmospheres
The transmission of light through a planetary atmosphere can be studied as a function of
altitude and wavelength using stellar or solar occultations, giving often unique constraints on …
altitude and wavelength using stellar or solar occultations, giving often unique constraints on …
Cloud droplet size and liquid water path retrievals from zenith radiance measurements: examples from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program and the …
The ground-based Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (ARM) and NASA Aerosol
Robotic Network (AERONET) routinely monitor clouds using zenith radiances at visible and …
Robotic Network (AERONET) routinely monitor clouds using zenith radiances at visible and …
Taking the pulse of pyrocumulus clouds
Large forest fires are a known natural and dominant disturbance factor in high northern
latitudes, and form pyrocumulus (pyroCu), and occasionally pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) …
latitudes, and form pyrocumulus (pyroCu), and occasionally pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) …
[HTML][HTML] Computation of solar radiative fluxes by 1D and 3D methods using cloudy atmospheres inferred from A-train satellite data
HW Barker, S Kato, T Wehr - Surveys in geophysics, 2012 - Springer
This study used realistic representations of cloudy atmospheres to assess errors in solar flux
estimates associated with 1D radiative transfer models. A scene construction algorithm …
estimates associated with 1D radiative transfer models. A scene construction algorithm …
Assessment of cloud screening with apparent surface reflectance in support of the ICESat-2 mission
Cloud detection/screening is a fundamental step in satellite data analysis. For the Ice, Cloud,
and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) and its successor ICESat-2, clouds can significantly …
and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) and its successor ICESat-2, clouds can significantly …
Parallel Jacobian-free Newton Krylov solution of the discrete ordinates method with flux limiters for 3D radiative transfer
WF Godoy, X Liu - Journal of Computational Physics, 2012 - Elsevier
The present study introduces a parallel Jacobian-free Newton Krylov (JFNK) general
minimal residual (GMRES) solution for the discretized radiative transfer equation (RTE) in …
minimal residual (GMRES) solution for the discretized radiative transfer equation (RTE) in …
Reduction of radiation biases by incorporating the missing cloud variability by means of downscaling techniques: a study using the 3-D MoCaRT model
S Gimeno Garcia, T Trautmann… - Atmospheric …, 2012 - amt.copernicus.org
Handling complexity to the smallest detail in atmospheric radiative transfer models is
unfeasible in practice. On the one hand, the properties of the interacting medium, ie, the …
unfeasible in practice. On the one hand, the properties of the interacting medium, ie, the …