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N-stream approximations to radiative transfer
Journal of the atmospheric sciences, v 38(7), pp 1446-1451
01 Jan 1981
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Abstract
Schuster's two-stream approximation is first derived from Chandrasekhar's radiative transfer equation and is then generalized to an arbitrary number of streams. The resulting technique for solving the transfer equation which is similar to the discrete ordinate and spherical harmonic methods, is found to be especially useful for modelling atmospheres with complicated phase functions and moderate optical depths. To illustrate the method, a four-stream approximation is evaluated for a Henyey-Greenstein phase function with an asymmetry factor of g = 0.5.
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- Title
- N-stream approximations to radiative transfer
- Creators
- Charles AcquistaFrederick HouseJames Jafolla
- Publication Details
- Journal of the atmospheric sciences, v 38(7), pp 1446-1451
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1981MD59900009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0019704427
- Other Identifier
- 991019173697304721
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