Sun driven moisture

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james bertram
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Sun driven moisture

Post by james bertram » Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:55 pm -1100

Good morning - I would like to isolate the sun driven moisture affect.

Under Surface Transfre Coeff, if I select the "no absorption/emission" setting for "short/long-wave radiation absorptivity", then run subsequent models with a range of "short/long-wave radiation absorptivity" settings, will the difference between the base model and others be solar moisture drive?

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Re: Sun driven moisture

Post by Christian Bludau » Sun Nov 17, 2013 11:51 pm -1100

Hello James,
if you calculate without the absorption index, the solar radiation is switched off. So if you compare the results with and without absorption index, the difference is due to the different energy gains by solar radiation.
The emission switches the long wave effects on a surface. This has to be used in combination with the explicit radiation balance switched on.
Christian

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Re: Sun driven moisture

Post by james bertram » Wed Nov 20, 2013 5:21 pm -1100

Thanks Christian

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