NCAR Visible+IR Radiation Code
Radiation scheme
CCM3
Chou
Insolation
(150—420 W/m
2
)
TOA radiative imbalance
(-100—100 W/m
2
)
Surface albedo
(0—100%)
Lapse rate
(degrees K/km)
Tropopause height
(km)
Relative humidity
(0—100%)
CO2 mixing ratio
(ppm)
CH4 mixing ratio
(ppm)
N2O mixing ratio
(ppm)
Cloud droplet size
(4—30 micron)
Low Cloud (1-2 km):
Fraction
(0—100%)
Water content
(0—1000 g/m
2
)
High Cloud (10-12 km):
Fraction
(0—100%)
Water content
(0—100 g/m
2
)
Web application built using
CliMT
by
Rodrigo Caballero
and
Mike Steder
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