Radiation Subset

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5439/1905834

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