The I3RC: Bringing Together the Most Advanced Radiative Transfer Tools for...

Cahalan, B., L. Oreopoulos, A. Marshak, K. F. Evans, A. B. Davis, R. Pincus, K. H. Yetzer, B. Mayer, R. Davies, T. P. Ackerman, H. W. Barker, E. E. Clothiaux, R. G. Ellingson, M. Garay, E. Kassianov, S. Kinne, A. Macke, W. O’Hirok, P. T. Partain, S. M. Prigarin, A. N. Rublev, G. Stephens, F. Szczap, E. E. Takara, T. Várnai, G. Wen, and T. B. Zhuravleva (2005), The I3RC: Bringing Together the Most Advanced Radiative Transfer Tools for Cloudy Atmospheres, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 1275-1293, doi:10.1175/BAMS-86-9-1275.
Abstract: 

An international Intercomparison of 3D Radiation Codes (I3RC) underscores the vast progress of recent years, but also highlights the challenges ahead for routine implementation in remote sensing and global climate modeling applications.

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Radiation Science Program (RSP)