A Comparison of Radiances Generated by Selected Methods of Solving the Radiative-Transfer Equation

Transport Theory and Statistical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 5-7, 2003, Pages 473-503

  Chalhoub, E S ^a   Campos Velho, H F ^a   Garcia, R D M ^b   Vilhena, M T ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b HSH Scientific Computing   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

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EID: 0242720006     PISSN: 00411450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/TT-120025063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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