A vector radiative transfer model for coupled atmosphere and ocean systems based on successive order of scattering method
| dc.contributor.author | Zhai, Peng-Wang | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hu, Yongxiang | |
| dc.contributor.author | Trepte, Charles R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lucker, Patricia L. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-06-17T17:55:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-06-17T17:55:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-02-02 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A vector radiative transfer model has been developed for coupled atmosphere and ocean systems based on the Successive Order of Scattering (SOS) Method. The emphasis of this study is to make the model easy-to-use and computationally efficient. This model provides the full Stokes vector at arbitrary locations which can be conveniently specified by users. The model is capable of tracking and labeling different sources of the photons that are measured, e.g. water leaving radiances and reflected sky lights. This model also has the capability to separate florescence from multi-scattered sunlight. The δ - fit technique has been adopted to reduce computational time associated with the strongly forward-peaked scattering phase matrices. The exponential - linear approximation has been used to reduce the number of discretized vertical layers while maintaining the accuracy. This model is developed to serve the remote sensing community in harvesting physical parameters from multi-platform, multi-sensor measurements that target different components of the atmosphere-oceanic system. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This research was supported by Peng-Wang Zhai’s appointment to the NASA Postdoctoral Program at the NASA Langley Research Center administered by Oak Ridge Associated Universities through a contract with NASA. He also thanks the Science Systems & Applications, Inc. (SSAI) in Hampton, VA for providing the office space and computer support. This study is also supported by Dr. Hal Maring of NASA Radiation Science program and Dr. Paula Bontempi of NASA Biogeochemistry program. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | https://opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.cfm?uri=oe-17-4-2057&id=176257 | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 23 pages | en_US |
| dc.genre | journal articles | en_US |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.13016/m2ebbd-dn6n | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Peng-Wang Zhai et al. "A vector radiative transfer model for coupled atmosphere and ocean systems based on successive order of scattering method". Optics Express 17 (4) (16 February 2009) 2057-2079. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.002057. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.002057 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11603/24982 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Optica | en_US |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC Physics Department Collection | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET) | |
| dc.rights | This work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law. | en_US |
| dc.rights | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ | * |
| dc.title | A vector radiative transfer model for coupled atmosphere and ocean systems based on successive order of scattering method | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |
| dcterms.creator | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4695-5200 | en_US |