Polarized Adding Method of Discrete Ordinate Approximation for Ultraviolet-Visible and Near-Infrared Radiative Transfer

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Main Authors: Wu, Kun, Zhang, Feng, Li, Wenwen, Bao, Fengzi, Shi, Yi-ning
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Published: 2024
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author Wu, Kun
Zhang, Feng
Li, Wenwen
Bao, Fengzi
Shi, Yi-ning
author_facet Wu, Kun
Zhang, Feng
Li, Wenwen
Bao, Fengzi
Shi, Yi-ning
contents The polarization characteristics of atmospheric scattering are important and should not be ignored in radiative transfer simulations. In this study, a new vector radiative transfer model called the polarized adding method of discrete ordinate approximation (POLDDA) is proposed for use in remote sensing applications for ultraviolet-visible and near-infrared spectra. The single-layer radiative transfer process and inhomogeneous multi-layer connection are solved using the discrete ordinate method (DOM) and adding methods, respectively. By combining the advantages of DOM and the adding method, the Stokes vector (including the I-, Q-, U-, and V-components) calculated using the new method conforms to the results of PolRadtran/RT3, whether in a Rayleigh scattering atmosphere or the water cloud case. Moreover, the relative root-mean-square error (RMSE) values of the Stokes vector for the test cases between MYSTIC and the new method or RT3 prove the accuracy of the proposed method. Meanwhile, the new method has a higher computational efficiency than RT3, particularly for an atmosphere with a large scattering optical depth. Unlike RT3, the computation time of the proposed method does not increase with the optical depth of each layer.
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spellingShingle Polarized Adding Method of Discrete Ordinate Approximation for Ultraviolet-Visible and Near-Infrared Radiative Transfer
Wu, Kun
Zhang, Feng
Li, Wenwen
Bao, Fengzi
Shi, Yi-ning
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
The polarization characteristics of atmospheric scattering are important and should not be ignored in radiative transfer simulations. In this study, a new vector radiative transfer model called the polarized adding method of discrete ordinate approximation (POLDDA) is proposed for use in remote sensing applications for ultraviolet-visible and near-infrared spectra. The single-layer radiative transfer process and inhomogeneous multi-layer connection are solved using the discrete ordinate method (DOM) and adding methods, respectively. By combining the advantages of DOM and the adding method, the Stokes vector (including the I-, Q-, U-, and V-components) calculated using the new method conforms to the results of PolRadtran/RT3, whether in a Rayleigh scattering atmosphere or the water cloud case. Moreover, the relative root-mean-square error (RMSE) values of the Stokes vector for the test cases between MYSTIC and the new method or RT3 prove the accuracy of the proposed method. Meanwhile, the new method has a higher computational efficiency than RT3, particularly for an atmosphere with a large scattering optical depth. Unlike RT3, the computation time of the proposed method does not increase with the optical depth of each layer.
title Polarized Adding Method of Discrete Ordinate Approximation for Ultraviolet-Visible and Near-Infrared Radiative Transfer
topic Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.10587