aurad
Author:
John Kimball, NTSG, School of Forestry, University of Montana
Date:
August 4, 1995
Description:
This source code package two subroutines used to calculate daily net radiation
(fltrad and shrad) for the daily time step water balance model.
References
Buffo, J., L. Fritschen, and J. Murphy, Direct solar radiation on
various slopes from 0 to 60 north latitude. USDA Forest Service
Paper Research Paper PNW-142, 1972.
Swift, L. W. Jr., Algortihm for solar radiation on mountain slopes.
Water Resources Research, v.12, p.108-112, 1976.
for daily total transmittance:
Bristow, K. L., and G. S. Campbell, On the relationship between
incoming solar radiation and daily maximum and minimum temperature.
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, v.31, p.159-166, 1984.
Subroutines Called:
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