What is the difference between FSNS(Net solar flux at surface) and SRFRAD(Net radiative flux at surface)? #591
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What is the difference between FSNS(Net solar flux at surface) and SRFRAD(Net radiative flux at surface)? |
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I have not used SRFRAD, but when I checked old output files (NorESM1) SRFRAD=FSNS+FLDS. It looks like it is an old output variable that was not useful / obsolete and removed prior to CAM6. From Changelog Tag name: cam5_2_08 Purpose of changes: ...... |
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Thank you, because of your reply, I have a better understanding of this issue! |
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I have not used SRFRAD, but when I checked old output files (NorESM1) SRFRAD=FSNS+FLDS. It looks like it is an old output variable that was not useful / obsolete and removed prior to CAM6.
From Changelog
Tag name: cam5_2_08
Originator(s): fischer
Date: Jan 25th, 2013
One-line Summary: Remove SRFRAD, new diagnostics, chem preprocessor build,
update externals, fix dust_emis_fact
Purpose of changes:
-Remove unneeded SRFRAD from the monthly averaged output
AMWG diagnostics uses SRFRAD to compute flwds, but FLDS can
used instead.
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