Clear-sky atmospheric radiative transfer : a model intercomparison for shortwave irradiances

P. Wang; W.H. Knap; P. Kuipers Munneke; P. Stammes

Clear-sky atmospheric radiative transfer : a model intercomparison for shortwave irradiances

P. Wang, W.H. Knap, P. Kuipers Munneke, P. Stammes

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This study consists of an intercomparison of clear-sky shortwave irradiances calculated by the Doubling Adding model of KNMI (DAK) and the Simple Model of the Atmospheric Radiative Transfer of Sunshine (SMARTS). The DAK and SMARTS models are run with identical input (state profiles, water vapour, ozone, aerosols, etc.) and the differences between the models are examined in terms of broadband shortwave irradiances as a function of solar zenithangle. The DAK and SMARTS models agree very well. For a pure Rayleigh atmosphere the differences in the irradiances are less than 5 W/m2. For cases with aerosols the differences of the irradiances are within 10 W/m2.

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Title of host publication	Proceedings of the International Radiation Symposium (IRS-2008)
Publisher	American Institute of Physics
Pages	125-130
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 3 Aug 2008

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Clear-sky atmospheric radiative transfer : a model intercomparison for shortwave irradiances. / Wang, P.; Knap, W.H.; Kuipers Munneke, P. et al.
Proceedings of the International Radiation Symposium (IRS-2008). American Institute of Physics, 2008. p. 125-130.

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