Table of 3D gaussian SHDOM comparison with Monte Carlo
The comparison of upwelling flux, downwelling flux, and zenith upwelling
radiance is shown for various angular and spatial resolutions for both
solar and thermal transfer cases.
RMS Absolute Difference/Mean
Solar Transfer Thermal Transfer
Nx Ny Nz Nmu Nphi Fup Fdown Rad Fup Fdown Rad
20 20 11 2 4 .4220 .0544 .0991 .1691 .2553 .0387
20 20 11 4 8 .1398 .0210 .0132 .0408 .0982 .0173
20 20 11 8 16 .0265 .0042 .0217 .0087 .0351 .0027
20 20 11 16 32 .0115 .0038 .0065 .0024 .0075 .0002
10 10 6 16 32 .0326 .0068 .0042 .0021 .0122 .0007
20 20 11 16 32 .0115 .0038 .0065 .0024 .0075 .0002
40 40 21 16 32 .0068 .0026 .0099 .0020 .0103 .0001
Monte Carlo Mean: 0.0350 0.9616 0.0064 24.94 4.24 8.40