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| === Main documentation of libRadtran === | === Main documentation of libRadtran === |
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| * Documentation for [[http://www.libradtran.org/doc/libradtran.pdf|version 2.0 in pdf]] format, also included in the package (libRadtran/doc/libRadtran.pdf). | * Documentation for [[http://www.libradtran.org/doc/libradtran.pdf|version 2.0.4 in pdf]] format, also included in the package (libRadtran/doc/libRadtran.pdf). |
| * A few words on the basic usage of the package can be found [[:basic usage|here]]. | * A few words on the basic usage of the package can be found [[:basic usage|here]]. |
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| === libRadtran Publications === | === libRadtran publications === |
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| The two reference publications provide an **overview of libRadtran and examples of use**: | The two reference publications provide an **overview of libRadtran and examples of use**: |
| The **absorption parameterization REPTRAN** (default in libRadtran) is described in: | The **absorption parameterization REPTRAN** (default in libRadtran) is described in: |
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| * J. Gasteiger, C. Emde, B. Mayer, R. Buras, S.A. Buehler, and O. Lemke. **Representative wavelengths absorption parameterization applied to satellite channels and spectral bands.** //J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer//, 148(0):99-115, 2014, [[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022407314002842|link]]. | * J. Gasteiger, C. Emde, B. Mayer, R. Buras, S.A. Buehler, and O. Lemke. **Representative wavelengths absorption parameterization applied to satellite channels and spectral bands.** //J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer//, 148(0):99-115, 2014, [[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022407314002842|link]],{{::reptran_paper_preprint.pdf|preprint}} |
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| Updates included into the **default radiative transfer solver DISORT** (C-Version of DISORT with improved intensity correction method) are described in: | Updates included into the **default radiative transfer solver DISORT** (C-Version of DISORT with improved intensity correction method) are described in: |
| * R. Buras, T. Dowling, and C. Emde. **New secondary-scattering correction in DISORT with increased efficiency for forward scattering.** //J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer//, 112(12):2028-2034, 2011. [[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jqsrt.2011.03.019|link]]. | * R. Buras, T. Dowling, and C. Emde. **New secondary-scattering correction in DISORT with increased efficiency for forward scattering.** //J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer//, 112(12):2028-2034, 2011. [[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jqsrt.2011.03.019|link]]. |
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| | The tool to calculate line-by-line absorption coefficients **py4CAtS** (PYthon for Computational ATmospheric Spectroscopy) is described in: |
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| | * F. Schreier, S. Gimeno García, P. Hochstaffl, and S. Städt. **Py4CAtS—PYthon for Computational ATmospheric Spectroscopy**. Atmosphere 2019, 10, 262. [[https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/10/5/262/htm|link]] |
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| There are various publications related to the **Monte Carlo solver MYSTIC** (1D version available in the public version of libRadtran): | There are various publications related to the **Monte Carlo solver MYSTIC** (1D version available in the public version of libRadtran): |
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| * //Polarization:// C. Emde, R. Buras, B. Mayer, and M. Blumthaler. **The impact of aerosols on polarized sky radiance: model development, validation, and applications.** //Atmos. Chem. Phys.//, 10, 383-396, 2010. [[http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/383/2010/acp-10-383-2010.html|link]] | * //Polarization:// C. Emde, R. Buras, B. Mayer, and M. Blumthaler. **The impact of aerosols on polarized sky radiance: model development, validation, and applications.** //Atmos. Chem. Phys.//, 10, 383-396, 2010. [[http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/383/2010/acp-10-383-2010.html|link]] |
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| | * //Topography:// B. Mayer, S.W. Hoch, and C.D. Whiteman. **Validating the MYSTIC three-dimensional radiative transfer model with observations from the complex topography of Arizona's Meteor Crater.** //Atmos. Chem. Phys.//, 10, 8685-8696, 2010. [[https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/8685/2010/|link]] |
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| * //Variance reduction methods:// R. Buras and B. Mayer. **Efficient unbiased variance reduction techniques for Monte Carlo simulations of radiative transfer in cloudy atmospheres: the solution.** //J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer//, 112, 434-447, 2011. [[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022407311001373|link]] | * //Variance reduction methods:// R. Buras and B. Mayer. **Efficient unbiased variance reduction techniques for Monte Carlo simulations of radiative transfer in cloudy atmospheres: the solution.** //J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer//, 112, 434-447, 2011. [[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022407311001373|link]] |
| * //Efficient spectral calculations:// C. Emde, R. Buras, R., and B. Mayer. **ALIS: An efficient method to compute high spectral resolution polarized solar radiances using the Monte Carlo approach.** //J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer//, 112, 1622-1631, 2011. [[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022407311001373|link]] | * //Efficient spectral calculations:// C. Emde, R. Buras, R., and B. Mayer. **ALIS: An efficient method to compute high spectral resolution polarized solar radiances using the Monte Carlo approach.** //J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer//, 112, 1622-1631, 2011. [[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022407311001373|link]] |
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| | * //Thermal heating and cooling rates:// C. Klinger and B. Mayer. **Three-dimensional Monte Carlo calculation of atmospheric thermal heating rates.** , //J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer//, 144:123--136, 2014. [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022407314001642|link]] |
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| | === libRadtran development === |
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| If you want to contribute to further development of libRadtran please contact the libRadtran developers. | If you want to contribute to further development of libRadtran please contact the libRadtran developers. |
