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Bibiana Prinoth

Bibiana Prinoth

Doctoral student

Bibiana Prinoth

3D Radiative Transfer for Exoplanet Atmospheres. gCMCRT : A GPU-accelerated MCRT Code

Author

  • Elspeth K.H. Lee
  • Joost P. Wardenier
  • Bibiana Prinoth
  • Vivien Parmentier
  • Simon L. Grimm
  • Robin Baeyens
  • Ludmila Carone
  • Duncan Christie
  • Russell Deitrick
  • Daniel Kitzmann
  • Nathan Mayne
  • Michael Roman
  • Brian Thorsbro

Summary, in English

Radiative transfer (RT) is a key component for investigating atmospheres of planetary bodies. With the 3D nature of exoplanet atmospheres being important in giving rise to their observable properties, accurate and fast 3D methods are required to be developed to meet future multidimensional and temporal data sets. We develop an open-source GPU RT code, gCMCRT, a Monte Carlo RT forward model for general use in planetary atmosphere RT problems. We aim to automate the post-processing pipeline, starting from direct global circulation model (GCM) output to synthetic spectra. We develop albedo, emission, and transmission spectra modes for 3D and 1D input structures. We include capability to use correlated-k and high-resolution opacity tables, the latter of which can be Doppler-shifted inside the model. We post-process results from several GCM groups, including ExoRad, SPARC/MITgcm THOR, UK Met Office UM, Exo-FMS, and the Rauscher model. Users can therefore take advantage of desktop and HPC GPU computing solutions. gCMCRT is well suited for post-processing large GCM model grids produced by members of the community and for high-resolution 3D investigations.

Department/s

  • Lund Observatory - Has been reorganised

Publishing year

2022-04-01

Language

English

Publication/Series

Astrophysical Journal

Volume

929

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

American Astronomical Society

Topic

  • Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0004-637X