vSmartMOM.jl: an Open-Source Julia Package for Atmospheric Radiative Transfer and Remote Sensing Tools

Abstract

Remote sensing researchers use radiative transfer modeling to interpret satellite data for studying Earth’s atmospheric and surface properties. The field plays a key role in how scientists understand many aspects of our rapidly changing planet – from climate change and pollution to the carbon and water cycles. Astronomers use radiative transfer to study the atmospheres of stars and substellar objects such as brown dwarfs and exoplanets.