A linearized discrete ordinate radiative transfer model for atmospheric remote-sensing retrieval

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 689-735

  Spurr, R J D ^a   Kurosu, T P ^a   Chance, K V ^a  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; REMOTE SENSING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; AEROSOLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNCTIONS; OZONE;

RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; WEIGHTING FUNCTIONS; LINEARIZED DISCRETE ORDINATE RADIATIVE TRANSFER (LIDORT);

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; HEAT TRANSFER;

NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0034745399     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4073(00)00055-8     Document Type: Article

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