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Calculates the longwave radiation of the atmosphere.

Usage

rad_lw_in(...)

# Default S3 method
rad_lw_in(temp, rh, slope, valley, ..., sigma = sigma_default)

# S3 method for class 'weather_station'
rad_lw_in(weather_station, ...)

Arguments

...

Named station fields, site parameters or model assumptions.

temp

Air temperature in degrees C.

rh

Relative humidity in percent.

slope

Slope in degrees.

valley

Logical value indicating whether the station is in a valley.

sigma

Stefan-Boltzmann constant in W m-2 K-4.

weather_station

A weather_station object.

Value

Longwave incoming radiation in W/m².

Details

The longwave incoming radiation (\(LW_{in}\)) is calculated as: $$LW_{in} = \epsilon_{air} \cdot \sigma \cdot T_{air}^4 \cdot \text{sky\_view}$$ where: \(\epsilon_{air}\) is the emissivity of the air, \(\sigma\) is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant, \(T_{air}\) is the air temperature in Kelvin, and \(\text{sky\_view}\) is the sky view factor.

References

Bendix 2004, p. 68 eq. 3.24.

Examples

# Calculate longwave incoming radiation
rad_lw_in(temp = 15, rh = 60, slope = 5, valley = FALSE)
#> [1] 250.0894