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libRadtran - library for radiative transfer - is a collection of C and Fortran functions and programs for calculation of solar and thermal radiation in the Earth's atmosphere. libRadtran is freely available under the GNU General Public License.


**Authors:** Bernhard Mayer, Claudia Emde, Fabian Jakub, and Arve Kylling

**Newest release:** 2.0.6 from December 24, 2024. 

**libRadtran reference publications:**

  * C. Emde, R. Buras-Schnell, A. Kylling, B. Mayer, J. Gasteiger, U. Hamann, J. Kylling, B. Richter, C. Pause, T. Dowling, and L. Bugliaro. [[http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/9/1647/2016/|The libradtran software package for radiative transfer calculations (version 2.0.1)]]. //Geoscientific Model Development//, 9(5):1647-1672, 2016.

  * B. Mayer and A. Kylling. [[http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/5/1855/2005/acp-5-1855-2005.html|Technical note: The libRadtran software package for radiative transfer calculations - description and examples of use]]. //Atmos. Chem. Phys.//, 5: 1855-1877, 2005.