Param Gloss
From krc
(Difference between revisions)
| (One intermediate revision by one user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | == Search for Term by Name == | ||
| + | This'll be a thing | ||
| + | |||
== Basic Terms and Defintions == | == Basic Terms and Defintions == | ||
| − | |||
Now its time to learn the basic input variables used in KRC. | Now its time to learn the basic input variables used in KRC. | ||
| Line 6: | Line 8: | ||
:'''Thermal Inertia''': the reluctance of a material to change temperature | :'''Thermal Inertia''': the reluctance of a material to change temperature | ||
| − | :'''Conductivity''' | + | :'''Conductivity:''' how easily a material transports heat and energy through itself |
| + | |||
| + | :'''Density:''' the amount of mass, or matter, contained within a specific volume | ||
| − | :''' | + | :'''Specific Heat:''' the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a material |
| − | :''' | + | :'''Input parameters:''' values given by the user, used in calculations within the model |
| − | :''' | + | :'''Opacity:''' the translucence of a material |
| − | :''' | + | :'''Albedo:''' the brightness of a material |
| − | :''' | + | :'''Emissivity:''' the energy given off by a material |
| − | :''' | + | :'''Slope:''' angle of incline of a surface above or below horizontal |
| − | :''' | + | :'''Azimuth:''' direction of slope as measured starting from north and moving through east |
| − | :''' | + | :'''L<sub>S</sub> :''' The seasonal indicator. The Value used to distinguish the time of year. The time of year |
| − | :''' | + | :'''Pressure:''' |
| − | :''' | + | :'''Diurnal Temperature:''' Changes in temperatures that occur over the course of a day (i.e. daily temperatures). |
== Advanced Terms and Definitions == | == Advanced Terms and Definitions == | ||
| Line 171: | Line 175: | ||
[[Z|Z:]] | [[Z|Z:]] | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
Latest revision as of 20:10, 13 July 2017
Contents |
[edit] Search for Term by Name
This'll be a thing
[edit] Basic Terms and Defintions
Now its time to learn the basic input variables used in KRC.
- Thermal Inertia: the reluctance of a material to change temperature
- Conductivity: how easily a material transports heat and energy through itself
- Density: the amount of mass, or matter, contained within a specific volume
- Specific Heat: the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a material
- Input parameters: values given by the user, used in calculations within the model
- Opacity: the translucence of a material
- Albedo: the brightness of a material
- Emissivity: the energy given off by a material
- Slope: angle of incline of a surface above or below horizontal
- Azimuth: direction of slope as measured starting from north and moving through east
- LS : The seasonal indicator. The Value used to distinguish the time of year. The time of year
- Pressure:
- Diurnal Temperature: Changes in temperatures that occur over the course of a day (i.e. daily temperatures).
[edit] Advanced Terms and Definitions
- Single Layer Atmosphere: A thin 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 two spectral regions in the atmosphere: solar and thermal
- Solar Radiation: The energy reaching the surface from the sun itself
- Thermal Energy: The energy reaching the surface from emission of the atmosphere itself
