The libRadtran software package for radiative transfer calculations (version 2.0.1)

The libRadtran software package for radiative transfer calculations (version 2.0.1)

libRadtran is a widely used software package for radiative transfer calculations. It allows one to compute (polarized) radiances, irradiance, and actinic fluxes in the solar and thermal spectral regions. libRadtran has been used for various applications, including remote sensing of clouds, aerosols...

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Published in:Geoscientific Model Development Vol. 9; no. 5; pp. 1647 - 1672
Main Authors: Emde, Claudia, Buras-Schnell, Robert, Kylling, Arve, Mayer, Bernhard, Gasteiger, Josef, Hamann, Ulrich, Kylling, Jonas, Richter, Bettina, Pause, Christian, Dowling, Timothy, Bugliaro, Luca
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 03-05-2016
Copernicus Publications
Subjects:
Aerosol optical properties
Aerosols
Atmosphere
Atmospheric chemistry
Climate studies
Clouds
Computer programs
Computer software
Earth atmosphere
Fluxes
Gas absorption
Gases
Graphical user interface
Irradiance
Meteorological satellites
Molecular gases
Optical properties
Parameterization
Photolysis
Radiation
Radiative forcing
Radiative transfer
Radiative transfer calculations
Raman scattering
Raman spectra
Remote sensing
Remote sensing of clouds
Simulation
Software
Software packages
Solar system
Trace gases
User interface
Norway
Germany
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Summary:libRadtran is a widely used software package for radiative transfer calculations. It allows one to compute (polarized) radiances, irradiance, and actinic fluxes in the solar and thermal spectral regions. libRadtran has been used for various applications, including remote sensing of clouds, aerosols and trace gases in the Earth's atmosphere, climate studies, e.g., for the calculation of radiative forcing due to different atmospheric components, for UV forecasting, the calculation of photolysis frequencies, and for remote sensing of other planets in our solar system. The package has been described in Mayer and Kylling (2005). Since then several new features have been included, for example polarization, Raman scattering, a new molecular gas absorption parameterization, and several new parameterizations of cloud and aerosol optical properties. Furthermore, a graphical user interface is now available, which greatly simplifies the usage of the model, especially for new users. This paper gives an overview of libRadtran version 2.0.1 with a focus on new features. Applications including these new features are provided as examples of use. A complete description of libRadtran and all its input options is given in the user manual included in the libRadtran software package, which is freely available at http://www.libradtran.org.
ISSN:1991-9603
1991-959X
1991-962X
1991-9603
1991-962X
DOI:10.5194/gmd-9-1647-2016