same settings as case A3 but for spheroidal aerosol particles
aerosol optical thickness: 0.2
aerosol optical properties: netCDF,ascii
The variable “phase” includes the phase matrix, as a function of the scattering angle (variable “theta”). The 4×4 scattering phase matrix for spherical droplets has four non-zero elements, which are stored in the following order: $ P = \begin{pmatrix} P1 & P2 & 0 & 0 \\ P2 & P5 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & P3 & P4 \\ 0 & 0 & -P4 & P6 \end{pmatrix} $
The corresponding Legendre polynomials (“pmom”) and the single scattering albedo (“ssa”) are also included in the file.
The expansion moments over generalized spherical functions for the phase matrix have been provided by S. Korkin and are available here.
no molecules
surface albedo: 0
transmittance at bottom and reflectance at top of layer
The output should be provided in the same format as for case A1 (Rayleigh scattering).
Results
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