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 === 1. Get the distribution ===
-Here is the [[http://www.libradtran.org/download/libRadtran-2.0.3.tar.gz|most recent version 2.0.3]] from December 24, 2019.
+Here is the [[http://www.libradtran.org/download/libRadtran-2.0.5.tar.gz|most recent version 2.0.5]] from July 25, 2023.
 [[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 ===
-  * [[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]] (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_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.
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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]].
+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).
 === 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).