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 === 1. Get the distribution === === 1. Get the distribution ===
-Here is the [[http://​www.libradtran.org/​download/​libRadtran-2.0.1.tar.gz|most recent version 2.0.1]] from April 42016.+Here is the [[http://​www.libradtran.org/​download/​libRadtran-2.0.5.tar.gz|most recent version 2.0.5]] from July 252023.
  
 [[http://​www.libradtran.org/​dowload/​history/​|Older versions]] are also still available (if asked for username and password, please try libRadtran for both). [[http://​www.libradtran.org/​dowload/​history/​|Older versions]] are also still available (if asked for username and password, please try libRadtran for both).
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 === 5. Get additional modules if required === === 5. Get additional modules if required ===
-  * [[http://​www.meteo.physik.uni-muenchen.de/​~libradtran/​lib/​exe/​fetch.php?​media=download:​optprop_v2.1.tar.gz|Optical properties of water clouds, ice clouds and OPAC aerosols in netcdf format]]. Please untar these data in the libRadtran directory. Note that all optical properties data has now been merged into one tar file. If you need the older data, please check [[http://​www.libradtran.org/​download/​history/​|here]]. +  * [[http://​www.meteo.physik.uni-muenchen.de/​~libradtran/​lib/​exe/​fetch.php?​media=download:​optprop_v2.1.tar.gz|Optical properties of water clouds, ice clouds and OPAC aerosols in netcdf format]]. Please untar these data in the libRadtran directory. Note that all optical properties data has now been merged into one tar file. If you need the older data, please check [[http://​www.libradtran.org/​download/​history/​|here]]. The original OPAC aerosol data are available [[https://​doi.org/​10.5281/​zenodo.7275005|here]]. 
-  * [[http://​www.meteo.physik.uni-muenchen.de/​~libradtran/​lib/​exe/​fetch.php?​media=download:​ic_yang2013.tar.gz|Optical properties for ice cloud parameterization based on single scattering data by P. Yang et al., 2013]]. Please untar these data in the libRadtran directory. +  * [[http://​www.meteo.physik.uni-muenchen.de/​~libradtran/​lib/​exe/​fetch.php?​media=download:​ic_yang2013.tar.gz|Optical properties for ice cloud parameterization based on single scattering data by P. Yang et al., 2013]] ​(updated March 22, 2016). Please untar these data in the libRadtran directory. 
-  * [[http://​www.meteo.physik.uni-muenchen.de/​~libradtran/​lib/​exe/​fetch.php?​media=download:​reptran_2015_all.tar.gz|Data for the REPTRAN absorption parameterization]]. Please untar these data in the libRadtran directory. Parameterization data for bands as well as for satellite channels is included. ​+  * [[http://​www.meteo.physik.uni-muenchen.de/​~libradtran/​lib/​exe/​fetch.php?​media=download:​reptran_2017_all.tar.gz|Data for the REPTRAN absorption parameterization]]. ​Updated December 24, 2017! Please untar these data in the libRadtran directory. Parameterization data for bands as well as for satellite channels is included. ​
   * An example for a line-by-line absorption cross section profile for the oxygen A-Band around 760 nm; [[http://​www.libradtran.org/​download/​UVSPEC.O2A.afglms.cdf|UVSPEC.O2A.afglms.cdf]] can be used as molecular_tau_file,​ see the libRadtran documentation of this option.   * An example for a line-by-line absorption cross section profile for the oxygen A-Band around 760 nm; [[http://​www.libradtran.org/​download/​UVSPEC.O2A.afglms.cdf|UVSPEC.O2A.afglms.cdf]] can be used as molecular_tau_file,​ see the libRadtran documentation of this option.
   * For the brave and strong, we also offer [[http://​www.libradtran.org/​download/​molecular_tau/​index.html|line-by-line absorption data for the spectral range 500 nm - 100 micron]]. Check the  [[http://​www.libradtran.org/​download/​molecular_tau/​README|README]]!.   * For the brave and strong, we also offer [[http://​www.libradtran.org/​download/​molecular_tau/​index.html|line-by-line absorption data for the spectral range 500 nm - 100 micron]]. Check the  [[http://​www.libradtran.org/​download/​molecular_tau/​README|README]]!.
   * Scripts to compute line-by-line absorption coefficients:​ [[http://​atmos.eoc.dlr.de/​tools/​Py4CAtS/​|Py4CATS]]   * Scripts to compute line-by-line absorption coefficients:​ [[http://​atmos.eoc.dlr.de/​tools/​Py4CAtS/​|Py4CATS]]
   * [[http://​www.libradtran.org/​download/​kurudz_full.tar.gz|Full resolution extraterrestrial spectrum]] by Kurucz et al. (1992), 100 MByte!   * [[http://​www.libradtran.org/​download/​kurudz_full.tar.gz|Full resolution extraterrestrial spectrum]] by Kurucz et al. (1992), 100 MByte!
 +  * [[https://​mopsmap.net|MOPSMAP - a versatile tool for the modeling of aerosol optical properties]] - a web interface to generate aerosol optical properties in the netcdf format as required for libRadtran. The user may define size and shape distribution,​ refractive index, etc. or to use pre-defined aerosol types. The package is described in [[https://​www.geosci-model-dev.net/​11/​2739/​2018/​|Gasteiger and Wiegner, 2018]].
  
 === 6. Required software to build libRadtran === === 6. Required software to build libRadtran ===
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   * Flex - The Fast Lexical Analyzer. Is usually available for all flavours of Linux, under Mac, and for cygwin, but not necessarily installed by default. You may have to select installation of flex manually.   * Flex - The Fast Lexical Analyzer. Is usually available for all flavours of Linux, under Mac, and for cygwin, but not necessarily installed by default. You may have to select installation of flex manually.
   * The Perl programming language, version 5.004 or later, is required to run the automatic test.    * The Perl programming language, version 5.004 or later, is required to run the automatic test. 
-  * For OPAC aerosol as well as for the additional cloud properties which can be obtained above, the packages ​netcdf ​and libnetcdf-devel are required.+  * The netcdf ​library, including development package. 
 +  * The GNU Scientific Library (GSL), including development package.
  
 That's it. The example files and the [[:​documentation]] should give you enough knowledge to get started. That's it. The example files and the [[:​documentation]] should give you enough knowledge to get started.
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 To test libRadtran on Windows you may also try the [[http://​www.meteo.physik.uni-muenchen.de/​~libradtran/​lib/​exe/​fetch.php?​media=download:​libradtran-2.0-virtualbox.exe|Virtual Box]]. You find detailed installation instructions [[ http://​www.meteo.physik.uni-muenchen.de/​~libradtran/​lib/​exe/​fetch.php?​media=download:​run_libradtran_virtual_machine.pdf|here]]. To test libRadtran on Windows you may also try the [[http://​www.meteo.physik.uni-muenchen.de/​~libradtran/​lib/​exe/​fetch.php?​media=download:​libradtran-2.0-virtualbox.exe|Virtual Box]]. You find detailed installation instructions [[ http://​www.meteo.physik.uni-muenchen.de/​~libradtran/​lib/​exe/​fetch.php?​media=download:​run_libradtran_virtual_machine.pdf|here]].
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 +For users of Windows 10 the [[https://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux|Windows Subsystem for Linux]] is an option which allows installing libRadtran inside the subsystem. When using this subsystem be aware of the differences between Windows and Linux, e.g., with respect to pathnames (case-sensitivity,​ treatment of spaces, slash vs backslash). ​
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 === 7. Miscellaneous ===                                                                                        ​ === 7. Miscellaneous ===                                                                                        ​
                                                                                                                       ​                                                                                                                       ​
 The standalone version of [[http://​www.libradtran.org/​download/​cdisort-2.1.3.tar.gz|cdisort 2.1.3]] (the C language version of DISORT provided by Tim Dowling, updated July 25, 2013) may be obtained as well. See the included HOW_TO file for tips on installation and usage in a C environment. In publications,​ please cite Buras et al  (2011, J. Quant. Spectr. Ra. Tran. 112, 2028-2034, doi:​10.1016/​j.jqsrt.2011.03.019). The standalone version of [[http://​www.libradtran.org/​download/​cdisort-2.1.3.tar.gz|cdisort 2.1.3]] (the C language version of DISORT provided by Tim Dowling, updated July 25, 2013) may be obtained as well. See the included HOW_TO file for tips on installation and usage in a C environment. In publications,​ please cite Buras et al  (2011, J. Quant. Spectr. Ra. Tran. 112, 2028-2034, doi:​10.1016/​j.jqsrt.2011.03.019).
 
 
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