Category:Parameter Category Glossary

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Description

This page indicates the variety in physical categories that are used in KRC

Basic Terms and Defintions

Diurnal Temperature: Changes in temperatures that occur over the course of a day (i.e. daily temperatures).
LS : The seasonal indicator. The Value used to distinguish the time of year. The time of year
Single Layer Atmosphere: A thin, grey (meaning no wavelength dependence of any coefficients) atmosphere where, at any given time, the temperature is the same everywhere. Even though temperature can vary with time, the entire atmosphere varies together.
Two-Stream Delta-Eddington Model: Allows for upward and downward direction of radiative propagation, exclusively
Spin-Up: The time required for a model to run before it reaches statistical equilibrium.
Skin Depth: The depth to which diurnal or seasonal surface temperatures permeate into the surface.

Pages in category "Parameter Category Glossary"

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