International Polarized Radiative Transfer

Setup:

• similar to case A1, with small modifications
• surface albedo: 0.3
• optical thickness: 0.1
• Rayleigh depolarization factor: 0.03
• transmittance at bottom and reflectance at top of layer
• solar zenith angle sza: 50°
• solar azimuth angle saa: 0°
• viewing zenith angles
  • at bottom: vza: 0° - 80°, 5° increment
  • at top: vza: 100° - 180°, 5° increment
• viewing azimuth angle vaa: 0° - 180°, 5° increment

Output format:

• The output should be provided in the same format as for case A1 (Rayleigh scattering).

Difference plots between the models IPOL, 3DMCPOL, SPARTA (previously named TROPOS), SHDOM, PSTAR and MYSTIC for the full radiation field:
3DMCPOL
IPOL
SPARTA
SHDOM
PSTAR

Data of all models (MYSTIC and 3DMCPOL include also standard deviation):
MYSTIC
3DMCPOL
IPOL
SPARTA
SHDOM
PSTAR