Gauss–Seidel limb scattering (GSLS) radiative transfer model development in  support of the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) limb profiler mission

Loughman, R.; Flittner, D.; Nyaku, E.; Bhartia, P. K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-3007-2015

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17 Mar 2015

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| 17 Mar 2015

Gauss–Seidel limb scattering (GSLS) radiative transfer model development in support of the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) limb profiler mission

R. Loughman, D. Flittner, E. Nyaku, and P. K. Bhartia

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RC C6547: 'Review of Loughman et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Sep 2014
- AC C9707: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #1 for Loughman et al. (2014)', Robert Loughman, 29 Nov 2014
RC C7775: 'Review of Loughman et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 07 Oct 2014
- AC C9711: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #2 for Loughman et al. (2014)', Robert Loughman, 29 Nov 2014

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The Gauss--Seidel limb scattering (GSLS) radiative transfer model simulates the transfer of solar radiation through the atmosphere. Several recent changes have been added that improve the accuracy and flexibility of the GSLS radiance calculations. The single-scattered radiance errors have been reduced from 4% in earlier studies to 0.3%, while total radiance errors generally decline from 10% to 1-3%. In all cases, the tangent height dependence of the GSLS radiance error is greatly reduced.