Discrete-ordinate method with matrix exponential for a pseudo-spherical atmosphere: Scalar case

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 146-158

  Doicu, A ^a   Trautmann, T ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Discrete ordinates; Pseudo spherical atmosphere; Radiative transfer

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS; RADIATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SPHERES;

CLOUDY ATMOSPHERES; DISCRETE ORDINATES; EIGENVALUE METHODS; EXPONENTIAL SOLUTIONS; MATRIX EXPONENTIAL; MATRIX EXPONENTIALS; MODEL INTERCOMPARISONS; PSEUDO-SPHERICAL ATMOSPHERE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER PROBLEMS; SOLUTION METHODS;

ASTROPHYSICS;

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; EIGENVALUE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATRIX; NADIR; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 56949104679     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2008.09.014     Document Type: Article

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