| ASR |
absorbed solar radiation (= ISR – RSR) |
| α |
albedo ( = RSR/ISR) |
| β |
cloud
area fraction |
| CERES |
Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy
System |
| CTS |
cooling
to space (upward emission by the atmosphere) |
| DLR |
downward
longwave radiation (downward emission by the atmosphere) |
| EBAF |
Energy
Balanced And Filled |
| ep | planetary emissivity ( = OLR / ULW), same as the all-sky transfer function |
| ε | atmospheric opacity ( = LAA / ULW); 1 – ε = atmospheric transparency ( = STI / ULW) |
| f |
transfer
function ( = OLR / ULW) |
| g |
greenhouse
function ( = G / ULW) |
| G |
greenhouse
effect (= ULW – OLR) |
| IMB |
imbalance |
| ISR |
incoming solar radiation |
| LAA |
longwave radiation absorbed by the
atmosphere (= ULW –
STI) |
| LH |
latent heat |
| LWCRE |
longwave
cloud radiative effect; the greenhouse effect of clouds |
| LWQ |
longwave cooling of the atmosphere (=
ULW – DLR – OLR) |
| NSL |
net
surface longwave radiation (= ULW – DLR) |
| OLR |
outgoing
longwave radiation |
| RSR |
reflected solar radiation |
| SAA |
solar
absorbed atmosphere |
| SAS |
solar
absorbed surface (= ASR – SAA) |
| SH |
sensible heat |
| SFC |
surface |
| SRS |
solar
reflected surface |
| STI |
surface transmitted irradiance
("atmospheric window" radiation) |
| TOA |
top
of the atmosphere |
| ULW |
upward longwave emission from the
surface |