Vol. 29, issue 10, article # 7

Abstract:

The atmospheric transparency window of 8–12 μm is one of the main spectral intervals forming thermal balance of the atmosphere; at that, the contribution of continual absorption to the radiative balance is the most significant. The results of simulation of upward and downward fluxes for different meteorological situations (cloudy and cloudless) are presented; and role of H₂O continuum is estimated with use of different models of continual absorption.

Keywords:

water vapor continual absorption, cirrus cloud, transfer of radiation, radiative forcing

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