The RAMI On-line Model Checker (ROMC) allows you to evaluate
the performance of your canopy reflectance model against a
set of reference data obtained from 3-D radiation transfer
models that, in turn, were identified during the 3rd phase of
the RAdiation transfer Model Intercomparison (RAMI) exercise.
By registering yourself on EU Login websiteyou will be able to either
debug your model by uploading simulation results
pertaining to test cases that have already featured in previous
RAMI phases
(and for which the results are thus available
on-line) or, else validate
your model by running it against test cases that are slightly
different from the published homogeneous and floating-spheres
RAMI experiments (and for which you won't be able to know the results a priori).
For a proper functioning of the registration process the setting of cookies
must be enabled on your web-browser.
Once you have logged yourself in, selected a set of test cases,
and uploaded your simulation results to the ROMC - you will be presented
with a series of graphical displays that document the differences
between your model and the ROMC reference. All ROMC results are down-loadable
(either as black/white or colour postscript files via email, or as jpeg images directly from the browser).
You will also be able to intercompare different versions of your model against each other.
It is recommended to use only those ROMC results that were obtained in validate mode
when quantifying the performance of a model in the refereed scientific literature. Reference
to the ROMC must be provided using the template given in the corresponding
FAQ's. Please note that, although we do the
utmost to ensure both the quality of the reference data, and the
correct working of the software that automatically generates the ROMC
results graphs, it nevertheless remains the sole responsibility of the author of any publication
featuring ROMC results to familiarize him/herself with the ROMC data usage policy
(see disclaimer) and
to verify the reliability of the generated results with the ROMC coordinators
prior to any publication.