Third I3RC workshop summary in Jan 2006 EOS

I3RC overview in Sep 2005 BAMS

I3RC resources:

• journal articles related to 3D radiative transfer, by author and by publication year
• public codes for 3D radiative transfer and for generating inhomogeneous cloud structures
• I3RC Phase 3 workshop photos and presentations

I3RC is an ongoing project initiated in the late 1990s. Its goals include:

• comparing methods available for 3D atmospheric radiative transfer calculations
• providing benchmark results for testing and debugging 3D radiative transfer codes
• publishing an open source toolkit (community 3D Monte Carlo code)
• helping atmospheric science education by creating an educational web site on 3D radiative transfer

Participation is open to anyone interested in 3D radiative transfer. (Please sign up here.)

Two phases of intercomparisons have already been completed; a third phase that started in Fall 2005 is underway now.

• A session on 3D radiative transfer in the atmosphere and at the Earth surface was held at the XXIV IUGG General Assembly in Perugia, Italy, on July 11, 2007. The session included a discussion of I3RC Phase III activities.
• A new version of the I3RC community Monte Carlo model of 3D radiative transfer has been released on July 18, 2006.
• A meeting summary of the Third I3RC Workshop has been published in the January 31, 2006 issue of EOS.
• Publications and publicly avaliable codes on 3D radiative transfer are now being collected with the goal of creating an on-line resource for students and researchers.
• I3RC overview appeared in September 2005 issue of BAMS.

Phase III includes:

• Third I3RC Workshop to plan and coordinate Phase III activities. The workshop was held on October 11-14, 2005 partly in Kiel, Germany and partly on board the vessel Color Fantasy.
• New intercomparisons of 3D radiative transfer simulation results. The detailed description of experiments is published at this web site.
• Enhancements to the recently released I3RC community Monte Carlo model of 3D radiative transfer.
• Creation of an on-line resource on 3D radiative transfer for students and researchers.
  
• Fostering collaboration with other communities, such as participants of RAMI, an intercomparison project on 3D radiative transfer in vegetated surfaces.