The three-dimensional transfer of solar radiation in clouds

Details The three-dimensional transfer of solar radiation in clouds The three-dimensional transfer of solar radiation in clouds

Dec 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976phdt........10d&link_type=abstract

Ph.D. Thesis Wisconsin Univ., Madison.

Physics

Cloud Physics, Radiative Transfer, Solar Radiation, Three Dimensional Flow, Monte Carlo Method, Radiant Flux Density

Scientific paper

Results of a theoretical study of the effects of cloud geometry on the transfer of incident solar radiation are presented. A three dimensional description of cloud geometry was indicated as a prerequisite to the accurate determination of the emerging radiation field. A Monte Carlo and an analytic method were used in modeling. The Monte Carlo model provided accurate values of fluxes and intensities emerging from clouds which were described as a set of connected cuboidal cells, each being homogeneous with respect to extinction coefficient, single scatter albedo and phase function. The analytic model was restricted to clouds made up of a single cuboidal cell and was more accurate for large clouds than small ones. By an iterated approach the analytic model provided both fluxes and intensities of the emerging radiation at any specified point on the cloud's surface.

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