Vector Green's function algorithm for radiative transfer in plane-parallel atmosphere |
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Authors: | Yi Qin Michael A. Box |
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Affiliation: | School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Australia |
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Abstract: | Green's function is a widely used approach for boundary value problems. In problems related to radiative transfer, Green's function has been found to be useful in land, ocean and atmosphere remote sensing. It is also a key element in higher order perturbation theory. This paper presents an explicit expression of the Green's function, in terms of the source and radiation field variables, for a plane-parallel atmosphere with either vacuum boundaries or a reflecting (BRDF) surface. Full polarization state is considered but the algorithm has been developed in such way that it can be easily reduced to solve scalar radiative transfer problems, which makes it possible to implement a single set of code for computing both the scalar and the vector Green's function. |
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Keywords: | Radiative transfer Green's function Polarization |
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