The Continual Intercomparison of Radiation Codes (CIRC) - GEWEX
The Continual Intercomparison of Radiation Codes (CIRC) - GEWEX
The Continual Intercomparison of Radiation Codes (CIRC) - GEWEX
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Phase I initial results, flux errors<br />
% difference from LBL calculations<br />
10<br />
5<br />
0<br />
-5<br />
obs<br />
GSFC<br />
FLCKKR<br />
COART<br />
ES<br />
FMI<br />
LW downwelling flux at surface<br />
Case1 Case2 Case3 Case4 Case5 Case6 Case7<br />
% difference from LBL calculations<br />
4<br />
2<br />
0<br />
-2<br />
-4<br />
LW upwelling flux at TOA<br />
Case1 Case2 Case3 Case4 Case5 Case6 Case7<br />
-10<br />
10<br />
10<br />
SW upwelling flux at TOA<br />
% difference from LBL calculations<br />
5<br />
0<br />
-5<br />
Case1 Case2 Case3 Case4 Case 5 Case6 Case7<br />
% difference from LBL calculations<br />
5<br />
0<br />
-5<br />
Case1 Case2 Case3 Case4 Case 5 Case6 Case7<br />
-10<br />
SW total downwelling flux at SFC<br />
31%<br />
-10<br />
FLCKKR (= Fu, Liou Charlock, Kato, Kratz, Rose), submitted by Rose and Charlock<br />
COART (= Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Radiative Transfer), submitted by Jin and Charlock<br />
ES (= Edwards-Slingo), submitted by Manners<br />
FMI (=Finnish Meteorological Institute), submitted by Räisänen