Abstract: The radiation subscheme of a land surface model is presented. It is based on the two-stream approximation and includes explicit calculations for the scattering coefficients of direct and diffuse radiation. It applies to ...

Abstract: Since the mid-1960s, the southern part of Israel has experienced major land use changes following the start of the irrigation scheme and the subsequent intensification of agricultural practice. Several studies, mainly based ...

Abstract: his paper assesses the seasonality of the urban heat island (UHI) effect in the Greater London area (United Kingdom). Combining satellite-based observations and urban boundary layer climate modeling with the UrbClim model, ...