Official Journal of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS)
Table 1 Details of the input parameters for radiative transfer model simulations
From: On the cloud radiative effect for tropical high clouds overlying low clouds
Cloud properties | Input parameters |
|---|---|
Cloud fraction | |
High | 1* |
Low | 0.1, 0.5, 1.0 |
Cloud top pressure [hPa] | |
High | 100, 200, 300 |
Low | 600, 700, 800 |
Effective radius [μm] | |
High | 30* |
Low | 13* |
Water content [g m−3] | |
High | 0.06* |
Low | 0.3* |
Cloud optical thickness | |
High | 0.5, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 20, 25 |
Low | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 |
Cloud particle thermodynamic phase | |
High | Spherical* |
Low | Liquid* |