pyRadtran

A complete Python wrapper for libRadtran radiative transfer simulations.

pyRadtran provides a Pythonic, type-safe API for configuring and executing libRadtran’s uvspec radiative transfer code. It features an immutable scene builder with a fluent interface, comprehensive aerosol model support, and high-level convenience functions for common atmospheric science tasks.

User Guide

• Installation
  • Prerequisites
  • Installing pyRadtran
  • Verifying Installation
• Quick Start
  • Basic Transmittance Calculation
  • Global Configuration
  • Using Convenience Functions
• Scene Builder
  • Core Concepts
  • Configuration Categories
  • Building Input
• Aerosol Models
  • OPAC Presets
  • Custom OPAC
  • External Aerosol Files
  • Composite Aerosol with Mie Scattering
  • Aerosol Modification
• Convenience Functions
  • Solar Transmittance
  • Solar Radiance
  • Thermal Brightness
  • Aerosol Simulations
  • Cloudy Scenes
  • Lidar
  • Polarized
  • 3D Radiative Transfer
  • Satellite
• Parallel Execution
  • Batch Execution with execute_many
  • Configuration
  • Error Handling
  • Performance Considerations

API Reference

• API Reference
  • Package Interface
  • Scene
  • Runner
  • Core Utilities
  • Convenience Functions
  • Configuration Models
  • Aerosol Models
  • Aerosol Optics
  • Presets

Development

• Contributing
• Changelog

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page