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RTTOV radiative transfer model and profile datasets

What is RTTOV? A brief explanation can be seen here.

Questions for other users and developers can be posted on the RTTOV Forum.

Profile datasets

Information and downloads for profile datasets can now be found here.

RTTOV code

A brief description of RTTOV can be seen here.

RTTOV code updates, documentation, updated coefficient files and bug reports (click on model version you require)

Version 10.1 of RTTOV was released in January 2011. An update, v10.2, was released in January 2012. RTTOV is available to licensed users free of charge. To become a licensed user of RTTOV v10, please send a request using the RTTOV v10 Request Form. Note that it is assumed that the user has experience of running Fortran 90 code under Linux or UNIX, and knowledge of basic radiative transfer theory.

Reports and plans on radiative transfer model development within the NWP SAF

Example applications of RTTOV.

Details of RTTOV v10.2 (released January 2012)

Future plans for RTTOV

Sources of Emissivity Data for RTTOV Users