Radiative Flux Analysis (RADFLUXANAL) Value-Added Product: Retrieval of Clear-Sky Broadband Radiative Fluxes and Other Derived Values
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Boulder, CO (United States)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Boulder, CO (United States)
This technical report describes the algorithms used in the Radiative Flux Analysis (RADFLUXANAL) Value-Added Product (VAP). This VAP estimates clear sky broadband irradiance values and derives several additional cloud properties from broadband measurements including fractional sky cover and cloud optical depth. The VAP is based on a collection of algorithms and codes developed by Charles N. Long. It is an updated version of the Shortwave Flux Analysis VAP that has been used in ARM for a number of years. The RADFLUXANAL VAP includes two major updates over the previous Shortwave Flux Analysis VAP: 1) longwave (LW) clear sky irradiance estimates and derived parameters, and 2) takes in better quality-controlled input data from the QCRAD VAP.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Data Center
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
- Contributing Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1569477
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/SC-ARM-TR-228
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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