Finite element method for the two-dimensional atmospheric radiative transfer

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 347-361

  Doicu, Adrian ^a   Trautmann, Thomas ^a   Schreier, Franz ^a   Hess, Michael ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric radiative transfer; Finite element method

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GALERKIN METHODS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ASSEMBLED SYSTEMS; CELL DERIVATION; ELEMENT EQUATIONS; HYBRID METHODS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 5544313648     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2004.07.003     Document Type: Article

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