Radiative transfer code SHARM for atmospheric and terrestrial applications

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 36, 2005, Pages 7764-7772

  Lyapustin, A I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; MODIFICATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

DISCRETE ORDINATE RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR ZENITH ANGLES; SPHERICAL HARMONICS CODE;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

EID: 32344446785     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.007764     Document Type: Review

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