A review of the theoretical and numerical approaches to modeling skyglow: Iterative approach to RTE, MSOS, and two-stream approximation

摘要: Abstract The study of diffuse light a night sky is undergoing renaissance due to the development inexpensive high performance computers which can significantly reduce time needed for accurate numerical simulations. Apart from targeted field campaigns, modeling appears be one most attractive and powerful approaches predicting sky. However, computer-aided simulation night-sky radiances over any territory under arbitrary conditions complex problem that difficult solve. This addresses three concepts artificial propagation through turbid stratified atmosphere. Specifically, these are two-stream approximation, iterative approach Radiative Transfer Equation (RTE) Method Successive Orders Scattering (MSOS). principles methods, their strengths weaknesses reviewed with respect implications night-light in different environments.