Radiation Parameterization Programs for Use in General Circulation Models.

Abstract

Parameterization programs involving infrared and solar radiation transfer in clear and cloudy atmospheres containing high and low cloud systems are described in this report. We document in detail the physical concepts and basic parameterization equations used for the computation of infrared and solar fluxes in clear and cloudy atmospheres along with the verification of various parametrization programs. In addition, we illustrate some preliminary results of the global distributions of the cloud and radiation budget generated from the AFGL model with the incorporation of the present radiation-cloud parameterization programs. Finally, we provide a description of the radiation parameterization computer programs including the programming interface with the AFGL six-layer general circulation model. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 1984
Accession Number
ADA148015

Entities

People

  • G. Koenig
  • K. N. Liou
  • S. C. Ou
  • S. Kinne

Organizations

  • University of Utah

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Classification
  • Cloud Cover
  • Clouds
  • Computations
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Diagrams
  • Equations
  • Infrared Radiation
  • Meteorology
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Solar Radiation
  • Water Vapor

Readers

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