Numerical Experiments on the Computation of Ground Surface Temperature in an Atmospheric Circulation Model

Abstract

The report examines the computation of ground surface temperature in the Rand two-level general circulation model with specific reference to the inclusion of soil heat flux. Comparative results of various numerical integrations are presented to determine the most realistic technique for the computation of the ground surface temperature. It is hoped that this discussion will contribute to the improvement of the accuracy of computed ground surface temperature in the simulation of climatic changes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0783922

Entities

People

  • Chandrakant M. Bhumralkar

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Climate
  • Climate Change
  • Conductivity
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Grids
  • Heat Balance
  • Heat Capacity
  • Heat Of Vaporization
  • Heat Transfer
  • Latent Heat
  • Moisture Content
  • Surface Properties
  • Surface Temperature
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Tropical Regions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Systems Analysis and Design