Adapted from Henderson-Sellers & McGuffie*




 

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Inputs

   

Global Albedo

aclouds  
cloud albedo
aice   
ice albedo
   

Zonal surface albedo (from np to Equator)

   
Values  
   

Critical Temperature

   
Tcrit    [deg C°]
critical temperature when land become ice-covered
   

Heat Transport

   
K      [W m-2 C-1]
heat transport coefficient
   

Longwave

   
A    [W m-2]
parameters governing the longwave radiation loss
B     [W m-2 C-1]
parameters governing the longwave radiation loss
   

Solar Radiation

   
Fs  
fraction of the solar constant
   

Cloud amount (from np to Equator)

   
Values  
   

Outputs

   
1. Zonal temperatures (°C)
2. Zonal toa albedos (%)
Select    3. Zonal clouds (%)
4. Outgoing infrared radiation (W m-2)
5. Absorbed solar radiation (W m-2)
   
   
 
   


*Henderson-Sellers, A., and K. McGuffie, 1987 :
Climate modelling primer. John Wiley and Sons, 217 pp.

Conception & Réalisation - Département des géosciences & Centre NTE
Hébergement: Pôle Environnment Université de Genève