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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-6293-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
EigenFlux: a stable multi-stream radiative transfer method for strongly scattering media
Daniel P. Johnson
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Aerospace Research Fellow, Fridley, MN, USA
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Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Light scattering is important in the atmosphere, oceans, snow, ice, paints, and many other materials. We developed EigenFlux, a new open-source method for simulating how light moves through complex materials. It remains accurate, stable, and efficient even when scattering is extremely strong or highly directional, conditions that can challenge existing methods. This broadens the range of systems that can be modeled reliably.
Light scattering is important in the atmosphere, oceans, snow, ice, paints, and many other...