README

This directory contains the version 0.99-alpha release of libRadtran.

LibRadtran is under rapid development and new version releases will
be coming soon.

As of this release, libRadtran is known to run on the following
configurations: 

                dec-alpha               using f2c and gcc
                hpux                    using f2c and gcc
		linux                   using g77/f2c and gcc
		Windows 98/NT           using g77 and gcc

It should run on any system using g77/f2c and gcc. 

See the file INSTALL to find out how to configure, build, install, and
port libRadtran.  

LibRadtran is completely documented by the texinfo manual
found in the `doc/' subdirectory.  The manual is under writing and
contains some known errors and omissions; we regret that we do not
have the resources to work on the manual as much as we would like.   

Sample programs including the much used uvspec program are found in
the `tools' directory.

Send bug reports and other comments to bugs@libradtran.org.

LibRadtran is free software  See the file COPYING for copying
conditions. And see below as well.

Contributors to libRadtran
==========================
  
   LibRadtran was written originally by Bernhard Mayer and Arve
Kylling. Some parts of the Radtran libraries was developed by other people.

   * The disort.f fortran routine and related routines were written by
     K. Stamnes, S. C. Tsay, and W. Wiscombe. These routines are in
     the public domain.

   * The zspl3.f and spl3.f fortran routines comes from
     http://www.netlib.no/cheney-kincaid and is under the following
     copyright 

        /*
         * The authors of this software are <authors>.
         * Copyright (c) <year> by <org>.
         * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
         * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
         * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
         * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
         * documentation for such software.
         * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
         * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR <org> MAKE ANY
         * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
         * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
         */