Towards linearization of atmospheric radiative transfer in spherical geometry
We present a general approach for the linearization of radiative transfer in a spherical planetary atmosphere. The approach is based on the forward-adjoint perturbation theory. In the first part we develop the theoretical background for a linearization of radiative transfer in spherical geometry. Us...
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Published in | Journal of quantitative spectroscopy & radiative transfer Vol. 95; no. 2; pp. 175 - 200 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Elsevier Ltd
01.10.2005
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Summary: | We present a general approach for the linearization of radiative transfer in a spherical planetary atmosphere. The approach is based on the forward-adjoint perturbation theory. In the first part we develop the theoretical background for a linearization of radiative transfer in spherical geometry. Using an operator formulation of radiative transfer allows one to derive the linearization principles in a universally valid notation. The application of the derived principles is demonstrated for a radiative transfer problem in simplified spherical geometry in the second part of this paper. Here, we calculate the derivatives of the radiance at the top of the atmosphere with respect to the absorption properties of a trace gas species in the case of a nadir-viewing satellite instrument. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0022-4073 1879-1352 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2004.08.043 |