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Comparison of iterative and monte carlo methods for calculation of the Aureole about a point source in the earth's
C Lavigne1, A Roblin, V Outters
1Département d'Optique Théorique et Appliquée, Office National d'Etudes et Recherches Aérospatiales, Chemin de la Hunière, 91761 Palaiseau Cedex, France.
Abstract:
Point sources in the atmosphere are surrounded by aureoles because of atmospheric scattering. The properties of an aureole were calculated by use of a Monte Carlo approach and an iterative method for an isotropic source and an axially symmetric emission source inside an infinite homogeneous atmosphere. The influence of single-scattering albedo, optical depth between source and observer, and source intensity anisotropy were studied from both approaches. For each situation, the limits and advantages of the Monte Carlo technique and the iterative method are described.
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