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Vector Radiative Transfer Code SORD: Performance Analysis and Quick Start Guide

Korkin, Sergey·Lyapustin, Alexei·Sinyuk, Alexander·Holben, Brent·Kokhanovsky, Alexander
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We present a new open source polarized radiative transfer code SORD written in Fortran 9095. SORD numerically simulates propagation of monochromatic solar radiation in a plane-parallel atmosphere over a reflecting surface using the method of successive orders of scattering (hence the name). Thermal emission is ignored. We did not improve the method in any way, but report the accuracy and runtime in 52 benchmark scenarios. This paper also serves as a quick start users guide for the code available from ftp:maiac.gsfc.nasa.govpubskorkin, from the JQSRT website, or from the corresponding (first) author.

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Korkin, Sergey, Lyapustin, Alexei, Sinyuk, Alexander, Holben, Brent, Kokhanovsky, Alexander. 2017-05-03. Vector Radiative Transfer Code SORD: Performance Analysis and Quick Start Guide. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20180003220

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