A new, fast and flexible radiative transfer method for Venus general circulation models

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 105, Issue , 2015, Pages 80-93

  Mendonca J M ^a,b   Read, P L ^b   Wilson, C F ^b   Lee, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Ashima Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Planetary atmospheres; Radiative transfer; Thermal structure; Venus

Indexed keywords

HEAT RADIATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

DELTA-EDDINGTON APPROXIMATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER - METHODS; RADIATIVE-CONVECTIVE EQUILIBRIUM; THERMAL STRUCTURE; VENUS;

RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 84920528418     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2014.11.008     Document Type: Article

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