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:

Modifications and Limitations


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