An improved photon path length probability density function-based radiative transfer model for space-based observation of greenhouse gases

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 19, 2009, Pages

  Oshchepkov, Sergey ^a   Bril, Andrey ^a   Yokota, Tatsuya ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; GAS ABSORPTION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SIMULATORS;

APRIORI; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; CLOUD EFFECTS; CLOUD PATHS; EFFECTIVE TRANSMITTANCE; HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; IMPROVED MODELS; INHOMOGENEITIES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PATH LENGTH; PHOTON PATH LENGTH; PHOTON TRAJECTORIES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATIONS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; SIMULATED RADIANCES; SPACE-BASED; SPACE-BASED OBSERVATIONS; SPECTRAL RANGE; WIDE SPECTRAL RANGE;

DENSITY OF GASES;

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARAMETERIZATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; TRANSMITTANCE;

EID: 72049117678     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009jd012116     Document Type: Article

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