Abstract: In emissivity-type (i.e., nonscattering) longwave radiation schemes, the cloud fraction N and emissivity ε are often merged into an effective cloud fraction, Ne = Nε. It is shown that if this approximation is combined with ...

Abstract: The parameterization of cloud shortwave absorption poses a difficult problem in broadband radiation schemes that treat the near-IR region as a single interval. This problem arises because the spectral variation of the ...

Abstract: uture seasonal changes in surface incident solar radiation and relative humidity (RH) over Europe and adjacent ocean areas were assessed based on phase 3 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP3) model ensemble. ...

Abstract: To support the planning of future solar energy production in India, forthcoming changes in incoming surface solar radiation and the main physical factors contributing to the change were inferred from simulations performed ...