Radiative transfer calculations through an aerosol cloud.

A radiative transfer calculation of the EM radiation through an aerosol cloud is presented. The effects taken into account are elastic and inelastic scattering of the incident radiation and self-emission by the aerosol cloud. The elastic scattering effects include multiple scattering of the incident photons. The model and calculational procedure based on the multiple scattering approach is described. The results of the present model are compared with other models for the two given aerosol clouds.