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Model description paper
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13 Sep 2020
Model description paper |
| 13 Sep 2020
| 13 Sep 2020
PAMTRA 1.0: the Passive and Active Microwave radiative TRAnsfer tool for simulating radiometer and radar measurements of the cloudy atmosphere
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Maximilian Maahn
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Physical Sciences Lab, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
now at: Leipzig Institute for Meteorology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
Stefan Kneifel
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Davide Ori
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Emiliano Orlandi
Radiometer-Physics GmbH, Meckenheim, Germany
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Pavlos Kollias
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, NY, USA
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Vera Schemann
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Susanne Crewell
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Short summary
The Passive and Active Microwave TRAnsfer tool (PAMTRA) is a public domain software package written in Python and Fortran for the simulation of microwave remote sensing observations. PAMTRA models the interaction of radiation with gases, clouds, precipitation, and the surface using either in situ observations or model output as input parameters. The wide range of applications is demonstrated for passive (radiometer) and active (radar) instruments on ground, airborne, and satellite platforms.
The Passive and Active Microwave TRAnsfer tool (PAMTRA) is a public domain software package...
