We present comparisons between deterministic solutions of the vector radiative transfer (RT) equation based on the discrete ordinate (DISORT) method and probabilistic simulations based on the Monte Carlo (MC) method for an atmosphere comprised of either a size distribution of spherical aerosol particles with an average size of 0.3 μm or a size distribution of spherical cloud particles with an average size of 5 μm. Also, we discuss preliminary deterministic results for a coupled atmosphere-ocean system consisting of two turbid media separated by a plane interface across which the refractive index changes abruptly.

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