 Formal solution of the radiative transfer equation

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Codex  0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24

For an outward ray through a nonscattering atmosphere,

I_{ν} (0, μ) = I_{ν} (τ_{b}, μ) e^{- τ_{b} / μ} + \int_{0}^{τ_{b}} B_{ν} [T (t)] e^{- t / μ} \frac{d t}{μ} .

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