# About the CRTM category

**URL:** https://forums.jcsda.org/t/about-the-crtm-category/35
**Category:** CRTM
**Created:** [August 7, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.jcsda.org/t/about-the-crtm-category/35 "2020-08-07T18:10:16Z")
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#### Post date: [August 7, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.jcsda.org/t/about-the-crtm-category/35/1 "2020-08-07T18:10:16Z")

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The Community Radiative Transfer Model (CRTM) is a sensor-based radiative transfer model that supports more than 100 sensors, including those on most meteorological satellites and some from other remote sensing satellites.