A fast and stable solution method for the radiative transfer problem

SIAM Review

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 447-468

  Edström, Per ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Discrete ordinates; Numerical stability; Radiative transfer; Solution method; Speed

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBIDITY;

DISCRETE ORDINATES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLUTION METHOD;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 24644503048     PISSN: 00361445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036144503438718     Document Type: Article

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