Efficient unbiased variance reduction techniques for Monte Carlo simulations of radiative transfer in cloudy atmospheres: The solution
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Variance Reduction Techniques in Monte Carlo Methods
Monte Carlo methods are simulation algorithms to estimate a numerical quantity in a statistical model of a real system. These algorithms are executed by computer programs. Variance reduction techniques (VRT) are needed, even though computer speed has been increasing dramatically, ever since the introduction of computers. This increased computer power has stimulated simulation analysts to develo...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0022-4073
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2010.10.005