Introduction

People and Acknowledgments

Obtaining and Building Streamer

Running Streamer: Input

Specifying Options with the $OPTIONS Command

Specifying Data with the $SETDATA and $CASE Commands

Setting Default Values

Band Weights File

Cloud Properties File

Surface Bidirectional Reflectance File

Spectral Intervals

Input Notes

Other Commands

The $REPLACE and $EXCHANGE Commands

The $CPRINT Command

The $COMMENT Command

Interactive Mode: $ASSIGN, $LOAD, $PRINT, $RUN, and $EXIT

Input Quick Reference

Output

Descriptive Output File

Output Notes

User-Controlled Output Variable Descriptions

Sample Input and Output

Utilities

Streamer as a Subroutine

Visible-to-broadband Conversion

Cloud and Aerosol Optical Properties

Web Browser Interface

Sample Applications

Program Structure

Component Summary

Flux and Radiance Quantities

Fluxes

Radiances

Gaseous Absorption

Standard Profiles

Aerosols

Cloud Properties

Cloud Thickness and Water Content

Combining Cloud and Aerosol Optical Properties

Surface Reflectance

Spectral Albedo Models

Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Functions (BRDF)

BRDF Models

Default BRDF Models for Various Surface Types

Solar Fluxes

Band Weights

Satellite Channels and Streamer Bands

References

Revision History

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