Modelling of atmospheric mid-infrared radiative transfer: The AMIL2DA algorithm intercomparison experiment

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 381-407

  von Clarmann, T ^a   Hopfner M ^a   Funke, B ^b   Lopez Puertas M ^b   Dudhia, A ^c   Jay, V ^c   Schreier, F ^d   Ridolfi, M ^e   Ceccherini, S ^f   Kerridge, B J ^g   Reburn, J ^g   Siddans, R ^g  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f CNR   (Italy)

^g RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forward problem; Infared radiative transfer; Line by line modelling

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERPOLATION; MONOCHROMATORS; RAY TRACING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

PASSIVE ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING (PAS);

INFRARED RADIATION;

ALGORITHM; INFRARED RADIATION; MODELING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 0242499861     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-4073(02)00262-5     Document Type: Article

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