Boundary Conditions

RRTMGP.BCs.LwBCsType
LwBCs{FT,FTA1D,FTA2DN}

Longwave boundary conditions

Fields

  • sfc_emis: Surface emissivity [W/m²] (nbnd, ncol)

  • inc_flux: incident flux at top of atmosphere [W/m²] (ncol, ngpt)

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RRTMGP.BCs.SwBCsType
SwBCs{FT,FTA1D}

Shortwave boundary conditions

Fields

  • cos_zenith: cosine of zenith angle (ncol)

  • toa_flux: top of atmosphere flux (ncol)

  • sfc_alb_direct: surface albedo for specular (direct) radiation (nbnd, ncol)

  • inc_flux_diffuse: incident diffuse flux at top of domain [W/m2] (ncol, ngpt)

  • sfc_alb_diffuse: surface albedo for diffuse radiation (nbnd, ncol)

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