SCIATRAN software package (V4.6): update and further development of aerosol, clouds, surface reflectance databases and models

Mei, Linlu; Rozanov, Vladimir; Rozanov, Alexei; Burrows, John P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-1511-2023

Articles | Volume 16, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-1511-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-1511-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 5

Model description paper

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14 Mar 2023

Model description paper |

| 14 Mar 2023

SCIATRAN software package (V4.6): update and further development of aerosol, clouds, surface reflectance databases and models

Linlu Mei, Vladimir Rozanov, Alexei Rozanov, and John P. Burrows

Data sets

Radiative transfer model SCIATRAN V4.6: source code and required data base Alexei Rozanov, Vladimir Rozanov, and Linlu Mei https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7376666

Model code and software

Radiative transfer model SCIATRAN V4.6: source code and required data base Alexei Rozanov, Vladimir Rozanov, and Linlu Mei https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7376666

Short summary

This paper summarizes recent developments of aerosol, cloud and surface reflectance databases and models in the framework of the software package SCIATRAN. These updates and developments extend the capabilities of the radiative transfer modeling, especially by accounting for different kinds of vertical inhomogeneties. Vertically inhomogeneous clouds and different aerosol types can be easily accounted for within SCIATRAN (V4.6). The widely used surface models and databases are now available.