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The shortwave radiative transfer algorithm dEdd-AD implemented in MPAS-seaice produces more accurate snow radiative properties, especially under a cloudy sky.
Figure 6, The error in diffuse snow albedo computed using two-stream models, for various snow depths and snow grain radii, with solar zenith angle of 60° at the top of the atmosphere.
Reference: Dang, C., Zender, C. S., and Flanner, M. G.: Inter-comparison and improvement of 2-stream shortwave radiative transfer models for unified treatment of cryospheric surfaces in ESMs, The Cryosphere Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2019-22, in review, 2019.Figure 6, The error in diffuse snow albedo computed using two-stream models, for various snow depths and snow grain radii, with solar zenith angle of 60° at the top of the atmosphere.
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Figure 12. Error in semi-infinite snow albedo computed using dEdd-AD before (top row) and after (bottom row) incorporating corrections for near-IR albedo, for different solar zenith angles and snow grain radii.
Reference: Dang, C., Zender, C. S., and Flanner, M. G.: Inter-comparison and improvement of 2-stream shortwave radiative transfer models for unified treatment of cryospheric surfaces in ESMs, The Cryosphere Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2019-22, in review, 2019.Figure 12. Error in semi-infinite snow albedo computed using dEdd-AD before (top row) and after (bottom row) incorporating corrections for near-IR albedo, for different solar zenith angles and snow grain radii.