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Scattering And Absorption of Light in Planetary Regoliths
Published on: July 1, 2019
Fast radiative-transfer model based on the correlated k-distribution method for a high-resolution satellite sounder
1Meteorological Research Institute, 1-1 Nagamine, Tsukuba, 305-0052 Japan. ymano@mri-jma.go.jp
Abstract:
A fast radiative-transfer model for the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) was developed by use of a correlated k-distribution method. Transmittances produced by the correlated k-distribution method are systematically displaced from those produced by a line-by-line method, and empirical correction is possible. A fast radiative model that includes this empirical correction has exhibited practical performance in tests of transmittance and brightness temperature that used an independent set of atmospheric profiles.
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