==== Case E6: Planet with US standard atmosphere and ocean surface ==== In this case we include the US standard atmosphere, the corresponding Rayleigh scattering optical thickness and molecular absorption profiles are provided at 450 nm. Below we add a water surface described by a bidirectional reflectance distribution function including the specular reflection. //Setup:// * model atmosphere US-standard, scattering optical thickness provided in file {{:intercomparisons:phase_e:tau_rayleigh_450nm_usstd.dat|}}, molecular absorption optical thicknes in {{:intercomparisons:phase_e:tau_absorption_450nm_usstd.dat|}}. The file includes 2 columns where the first is the altitude of the layer boundaries in km, and the second is the layer optical thickness (e.g. the value for 0 km corresponds to the optical thickness for the layer from 0 to 1 km). * The surface is described by the ocean reflectance matrix using Mishchenko's code [[http://www.giss.nasa.gov/staff/mmishchenko/ftpcode/ocean.shadow.f|ocean.shadow.f]] (uses anti-clockwise convention for azimuth angle!) * wind speed: 5 m/s * mean surface slope, according to Eq. 18 in Mishchenko and Travis 1997:\\ 2$\sigma^2$ = 0.5 $\cdot$ (0.003 + 0.00512 $\cdot$ u$_{10}$), where u$_{10}$ is the wind speed * refractive index of water: 1.33+0i * wavelength: 450 nm * Rayleigh depolarization factor: 0.03 * Earth radius: 6371 km * Observer at 3.0e5 km distance from center of Earth at (lan, lon)=(0°, 0°) * Field of view includes complete planet: * zenith angles: //vza:// -1.2° - +1.2°, increment 0.04° * azimuth angles: //vaa:// -1.2° - +1.2°, increment 0.04° * Here the angles refer to the connection line between Earth center and observer. * Sun position: * latitude: //lat:// 0° * longitudes: //lon:// 50°, 90°, 110°, 130° * The longitude of the sun position corresponds to the phase angle.