Development and validation of P-MODTRAN7 and P-MCScene, 1D and 3D polarimetric radiative transfer models

Frederick T. Hawes; Alexander Berk; Steven C. Richtsmeier

doi:10.1117/12.2228262

4 May 2016 Development and validation of P-MODTRAN7 and P-MCScene, 1D and 3D polarimetric radiative transfer models

Frederick T. Hawes, Alexander Berk, Steven C. Richtsmeier

Proceedings Volume 9853, Polarization: Measurement, Analysis, and Remote Sensing XII; 98530S (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2228262
Event: SPIE Commercial + Scientific Sensing and Imaging, 2016, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

A validated, polarimetric 3-dimensional simulation capability, P-MCScene, is being developed by generalizing Spectral Sciences’ Monte Carlo-based synthetic scene simulation model, MCScene, to include calculation of all 4 Stokes components. P-MCScene polarimetric optical databases will be generated by a new version (MODTRAN7) of the government-standard MODTRAN radiative transfer algorithm. The conversion of MODTRAN6 to a polarimetric model is being accomplished by (1) introducing polarimetric data, by (2) vectorizing the MODTRAN radiation calculations and by (3) integrating the newly revised and validated vector discrete ordinate model VDISORT3. Early results, presented here, demonstrate a clear pathway to the long-term goal of fully validated polarimetric models.

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Frederick T. Hawes, Alexander Berk, and Steven C. Richtsmeier "Development and validation of P-MODTRAN7 and P-MCScene, 1D and 3D polarimetric radiative transfer models", Proc. SPIE 9853, Polarization: Measurement, Analysis, and Remote Sensing XII, 98530S (4 May 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2228262

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