Publikationsdatum:
2010-05-01
Beschreibung:
Systematic errors in plane-parallel radiative transfer calculations are examined in the context of limb radiance. Calculation of the multiple-scattering component of limb radiance using plane-parallel geometry can lead to a systematic overestimation that increases with surface albedo and tangent height. It is demonstrated that the cause of this is the overestimate of the surface-reflected radiance component. A simple yet effective correction is introduced that reduces these errors from 4%–8% to
Print ISSN:
0022-4928
Digitale ISSN:
1520-0469
Thema:
Geographie
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Geologie und Paläontologie
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Physik