Radiation Subset

File type abbreviation: rad

The radiation subset category contains variables extracted from the raw wrfout files related to radiation and radiative fluxes. The data are on the raw model levels listed in Table 20.

Table 32 Variables in the radiation subset files

Variable Name

Description

COSZEN

cosine of solar zenith angle

SWUPT

upward shortwave radiation flux at top of model

SWUPTC

clear-sky upward shortwave radiation flux at top of model

SWDNT

downward shortwave radiation flux at top of model

SWDNTC

clear-sky downward shortwave radiation flux at top of model

SWUPB

upward shortwave radiation flux at surface

SWUPBC

clear-sky upward shortwave radiation flux at surface

SWDNB

downward shortwave radiation flux at surface

SWDNBC

clear-sky downward shortwave radiation flux at surface

LWUPT

upward longwave radiation flux at top of model

LWUPTC

clear-sky upward longwave radiation flux at top of model

LWDNT

downward longwave radiation flux at top of model

LWDNTC

clear-sky downward longwave radiation flux at top of model

LWUPB

upward longwave radiation flux at surface

LWUPBC

clear-sky upward longwave radiation flux at surface

LWDNB

downward longwave radiation flux at surface

LWDNBC

clear-sky downward longwave radiation flux at surface

ALBEDO

albedo

ALBBCK

background albedo

EMISS

surface emissivity