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CIRC Results

LBLRTM vs. observations (LW)
(in Wm-2)

 

 
Case SFC down TOA up
Case 1 289.7 / 288.2 301.7 / 304.3
Case 2 441.8 / 439.3 288.6 / 292.6
Case 3 336.4 / 333.0 277.6 / 280.8
Case 4 194.7 / 192.4 229.1 / 230.5
Case 5 195.7 229.2
Case 6 339.0 / 335.2 234.8 / 241.8
Case 7 373.2 / 372.6 284.0 / 280.2

Values in bold are from LBLRTM

CHARTS vs. observations (SW)
(in Wm-2)

 

 
Case SFC down, total SFC down, diffuse TOA, up
Case 1 705.9 / 701.2 69.4 / 67.7 169.8 / 175.0
Case 2 345.4 / 348.0 92.5 / 94.2 127.8 / 117.1
Case 3 772.5 / 773.1 98.0 / 98.0 159.6 / 173.6
Case 4 638.9 / 642.8 156.4 / 155.2 425.8 / 422.9
Case 5 641.3 155.1 422.7
Case 6 97.6 /  92.1 96.8 / 92.1 623.2 / 628.8
Case 7 479.8 / 473.7 471.8 / 473.6 356.0 / 356.4

Values in bold are from CHARTS

 

Contact information

For more information on CIRC please contact Lazaros Oreopoulos. For questions on BBHRP, LBLRTM and CHARTS contact Eli Mlawer.