Intercomparison of radiative transfer codes under non-local thermodynamic equilibrium conditions

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Limb infrared spectra calculated by the Optimized and Precise Radiative Transfer Algorithm (KOPRA), GENLN2, Reference Forward Model (RFM), and Simulation Program for Infrared Radiative Transfer (SPIRT) radiative transfer algorithms were intercompared for both local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) and non-local thermodynamic equilibrium (non-LTE) conditions, in the latter case for given profiles of vibrational temperatures. The overall agreement is usually better than approximately 0.5%, excep...

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Authors: von Clarmann, T; Dudhia, A; Edwards, D; Funke, B; Hopfner, M

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
• Volume: 107
• Issue: D22
• Publication date: 2002-11-01
• DOI: 10.1029/2001JD001551
• ISSN: 2169-897X
• Language: English
• Keywords: 1610 Global change: atmosphere (0315, 0325); 3210 Mathematical geophysics: modeling; 1640 Global change: remote sensing