A deep learning approach to fast radiative transfer

PG Stegmann, B Johnson, I Moradi, B Karpowicz… - Journal of Quantitative …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the sheer volume of data, leveraging satellite instrument observations effectively in a
data assimilation context for numerical weather prediction or for remote sensing requires a …

On the consistency of ice cloud optical models for spaceborne remote sensing applications and broadband radiative transfer simulations

T Ren, P Yang, NG Loeb, WL Smith Jr… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aqua satellite Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) 1‐km
observations are collocated with Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) …

[HTML][HTML] High-altitude demonstration of LWIR polarimetry using uncooled microbolometers

KA Shanks, JA John, JC Parkinson, DL Wu… - Journal of Quantitative …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract An Infrared Channeled Spectro-Polarimeter (IRCSP) was successfully
demonstrated in a near-space environment on a high-altitude balloon mission out of the …

Simulations of halos produced by carbon dioxide ice crystals in the Martian atmosphere

J Ding, P Yang, MT Lemmon… - Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
It has been known for decades that carbon dioxide (CO2) ice clouds exist in the Martian
atmosphere. According to remote sensing observations and previous modeling studies, the …

Capability and convergence of linearized invariant-imbedding T-matrix and physical-geometric optics methods for light scattering

B Sun, C Gao, D Liang, Z Liu, J Liu - Optics Express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
The linearized invariant-imbedding T-matrix method (LIITM) and linearized physical-
geometric optics method (LPGOM) were applied on regular hexagonal prisms from small to …

Scalar thermal radiation using the adding-doubling method

B Sun, C Gao, R Spurr - Optics Express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
The scalar radiative transfer equation in the presence of thermal radiation source is solved
in detail, using the adding-doubling method; Planck functions within any given layer are …

Fast calculation on atmospheric Rayleigh scattering extinction optical depth for Day/Night Band radiative transfer model with periodic lunar illumination

S Liu, M Min, D Di - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rayleigh scattering effect inspired by tiny atmospheric molecules generates significant
extinction at relatively short wavelength, such as Day/Night Band (DNB) covering visible …

Analytical Linearization of Light Scattering Properties of a Single Particle Based on the Invariant-Imbedding T-Matrix and Physical-Geometric Optics Methods

B Sun, C Gao, D Liang, R Spurr - … Series in Light Scattering: Volume 9 …, 2023 - Springer
The scattering properties of a single particle consist of scattering, absorption, and extinction
cross-sections, single scattering albedo, asymmetry factor, and scattering phase matrix. The …

Near space demonstration of a compact LWIR spectro-polarimeter for ice cloud measurements

KAH Shanks, RA Chipman, JA John… - … Remote Sensing XV, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
An InfraRed Channeled Spectro-Polarimeter (IRCSP) was demonstrated in the near space
environment as a piggyback out of NASA Columbia Scientific Ballooning Facility. The …

[HTML][HTML] Tangent-linear and adjoint models for the transfer of polarized radiation

J Ding, P Yang - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
This study reports the development of tangent-linear and adjoint models for a vector
radiative transfer model called TAMU-VRTM. This vector radiative transfer model is further …