Development of the Radiative Transfer Portion of a 1-D Photochemical Diffusive Stratospheric Model.

Abstract

This report summarizes the development and implementation of an advanced state-of-the-art computer code, the Chlorine Model Study Program (CMSP), which models the trace gas composition of the atmosphere from the surface to 80 km employing over sixty relevant chemical reactions and parameterizing vertical transport by a selected eddy diffusion profile. A significant feature is the computation of solar flux available for photolysis by a multiple scattering atmosphere including the effect of surface reflection. Program documentation includes a complete listing of the code, a detailed flow chart, and several test case results in addition to a detailed program description and users guide. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA053284

Entities

People

  • Hsiao-hua K. Burke
  • Nancy Tripp
  • Nien Dak Sze
  • Ronald G. Isaacs

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Cross Sections
  • Air Force
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Coefficients
  • Differential Equations
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Equations
  • Optical Properties
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Quantum Yields
  • Radiation
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Scattering
  • Steady State
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Space