Intercomparison of shortwave radiative transfer schemes in global aerosol modeling: results from the AeroCom Radiative Transfer Experiment by Randles, C, Kinne, S, Myhre, G, Schulz, M, Stier, P, Fischer, J, Doppler, L, Highwood, E, Ryder, C, Harris, B, Huttunen, J, Ma, Y, Pinker, RT, Mayer, B, Neubauer, D, Hitzenberger, R, Oreopoulos, L, Lee, D, Pitari, G, Di Genova, G, Quaas, J, Rose, F, Kato, S, Rumbold, S, Vardavas, I, Hatzianastassiou, N, Matsoukas, C, Yu, H, Zhang, F, Zhang, H, Lu, P

“…In this study we examine the performance of 31 global model radiative transfer schemes in cloud-free conditions with prescribed gaseous absorbers and no aerosols (Rayleigh atmosphere), with prescribed scattering-only aerosols, and with more absorbing aerosols. …”

RADIATIVE-TRANSFER MODELS OF THE NIGHT SIDE OF VENUS by Kamp, L, Taylor, F

Testing quasar unification: radiative transfer in clumpy winds by Matthews, JH, Knigge, C, Long, KS, Sim, SA, Higginbottom, N, Mangham, SW

“…Here, we continue our tests of this paradigm by comparing quasar spectra to synthetic spectra of biconical disc wind models, produced with our state-of-the-art Monte Carlo radiative transfer code. Previously, we have shown that we could produce synthetic spectra resembling those of observed broad absorption line (BAL) quasars, but only if the X-ray luminosity was limited to 1043 erg s−1. …”

Escape factors in zero-dimensional radiation-transfer codes by Phillips, G, Wark, J, Kerr, F, Rose, S, Lee, R

“…Several zero-dimensional non-LTE radiation-transfer codes are in common use within the laser-plasma community (for example, RATION, FLY, FLYCHK and GALAXY). …”

Radiation transfer in cylindrical, toroidal and hemi-ellipsoidal plasmas by Pérez-Callejo, G, Wark, J, Rose, S

“…We present solutions of the radiative transfer equation for cylinders, hollow hemi-ellipsoidal shells and tori for a uniform plasma of fixed geometry. …”

Fast monochromatic radiative transfer calculations for limb sounding by Dudhia, A, Morris, P, Wells, R

“…The number of monochromatic radiative transfer calculations is reduced by determining suitable quadrature points in the spectral domain, which reduces both processing time and data storage requirements. …”

The NEMESIS planetary atmosphere radiative transfer and retrieval tool by Irwin, P, Teanby, N, de Kok, R, Fletcher, L, Howett, C, Tsang, C, Wilson, C, Calcutt, S, Nixon, C, Parrish, P

Radiation transfer effects on the spectra of laser-generated plasmas by Renner, O, Kerr, F, Wolfrum, E, Hawreliak, J, Chambers, D, Rose, S, Wark, J, Scott, H, Patel, P

Fast radiative transfer using monochromatic look-up tables by Vincent, R, Dudhia, A

“…Line-by-line (LBL) methods of numerically solving the equations of radiative transfer can be inhibitingly slow. Operational trace gas retrieval schemes generally require much faster output than current LBL radiative transfer models can achieve. …”

Formal solutions for polarized radiative transfer III. Stiffness and instability by Janett, G, Paganini, A

“…An insightful comparison to the scalar radiative transfer equation is also presented.…”

A correlated-k model of radiative transfer in the near-infrared windows of Venus by Tsang, C, Irwin, P, Taylor, F, Wilson, C

Intercomparison of radiative transfer codes under non-local thermodynamic equilibrium conditions by von Clarmann, T, Dudhia, A, Edwards, D, Funke, B, Hopfner, M, Kerridge, B, Kostsov, V, Linden, A, Lopez-Puertas, M, Timofeyev, Y

“…Limb infrared spectra calculated by the Optimized and Precise Radiative Transfer Algorithm (KOPRA), GENLN2, Reference Forward Model (RFM), and Simulation Program for Infrared Radiative Transfer (SPIRT) radiative transfer algorithms were intercompared for both local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) and non-local thermodynamic equilibrium (non-LTE) conditions, in the latter case for given profiles of vibrational temperatures. …”

On the application of the MODTRAN4 atmospheric radiative transfer code to optical remote sensing by Guanter, L, Richter, R, Kaufmann, H

“…The MODTRAN4 code is an example of state-of-the-art atmospheric radiative transfer code, as it provides very accurate calculations by means of a rigorous mathematical formulation and a very fine spectral resolution. …”

Characterising top-of-atmosphere ultra-violet polarisation from radiative transfer calculations by Schutgens, N, Stammes, P

“…We have constructed a database of ultra-violet earthshine Stokes parameters for various solar and viewing geometries as well as surface albedos and atmospheric profiles, through radiative transfer modelling. For each atmospheric profile, we show that it is possible to parametrise certain aspects of the UV polarisation in solar zenith angle only. …”

A single-scattering approximation for infrared radiative transfer in limb geometry in the Martian atmosphere by Kleinboehl, A, Schofield, J, Abdou, W, Irwin, P, de Kok, R

“…We present a single-scattering approximation for infrared radiative transfer in limb geometry in the Martian atmosphere. …”

Maxwell-type models for the effective thermal conductivity of a porous material with radiative transfer in the voids by Kiradjiev, KB, Halvorsen, SA, Van Gorder, RA, Howison, SD

“…This behaviour is in contrast to models which neglect radiative transfer within the pores, or lumped parameter models, as such models do not resolve the radiative transfer independently from other physical phenomena. …”

Exoplanetary Monte Carlo radiative transfer with correlated-k I. Benchmarking transit and emission observables by Lee, G, Taylor, J, Grimm, S, Baudino, J, Garland, R, Irwin, P, Wood, K

“…We aim to compare the transmission and emission spectra results of a 3D Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer (MCRT) model to contemporary radiative-transfer suites. …”

Modelling of atmospheric mid-infrared radiative transfer: the AMIL2DA algorithm intercomparison experiment by von Clarmann, T, Hopfner, M, Funke, B, Lopez-Puertas, M, Dudhia, A, Jay, V, Schreier, F, Ridolfi, M, Ceccherini, S, Kerridge, B, Reburn, J, Siddans, R

“…When retrieving atmospheric parameters from radiance spectra, the forward modelling of radiative transfer through the Earth's atmosphere plays a key role, since inappropriate modelling directly maps on to the retrieved state parameters. …”

Accurate machine-learning atmospheric retrieval via a neural-network surrogate model for radiative transfer by Himes, MD, Harrington, J, Cobb, AD, Baydin, AG, Soboczenski, F, O'Beirne, MD, Zorzan, S, Wright, DC, Scheffer, Z, Domagal-Goldman, SD, Arney, GN

“…This inference is computationally expensive, as it requires many executions of a costly radiative transfer (RT) simulation for each set of sampled model parameters. …”

Infrared radiative transfer modelling in a 3D scattering cloudy atmosphere: Application to limb sounding measurements of cirrus by Ewen, G, Grainger, R, Lambert, A, Baran, A

“…A reverse method three-dimensional Monte Carlo transfer model is combined with a line-by-line model for radiative transfer through the non-cloudy atmosphere to explicitly account for the effects of multiple scattering by the clouds. …”