A fast visible-wavelength 3D radiative transfer model for numerical weather prediction visualization and forward modeling

Albers, Steven; Saleeby, Stephen M.; Kreidenweis, Sonia; Bian, Qijing; Xian, Peng; Toth, Zoltan; Ahmadov, Ravan; James, Eric; Miller, Steven D.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-3235-2020

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18 Jun 2020

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| 18 Jun 2020

A fast visible-wavelength 3D radiative transfer model for numerical weather prediction visualization and forward modeling

Steven Albers, Stephen M. Saleeby, Sonia Kreidenweis, Qijing Bian, Peng Xian, Zoltan Toth, Ravan Ahmadov, Eric James, and Steven D. Miller

Data sets

Model code and tools associated with ``The Influence of Simulated Surface Dust Lofting and Atmospheric Loading on Radiative Forcing'' S. Saleeby https://doi.org/10.25675/10217/196144

NCEP FNL Operational Model Global Tropospheric Analyses NCAR https://doi.org/10.5065/D6M043C6

Short summary

A fast 3D visible-light forward operator is used to realistically visualize, validate, and potentially assimilate ground- and space-based camera and satellite imagery with NWP models. Three-dimensional fields of hydrometeors, aerosols, and 2D land surface variables are considered in the generation of radiance fields and RGB imagery from a variety of vantage points.