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Davies et al. 1987
Davies, R., Randall, D.A. and Corsett, T.G. (1987). A fast radiation parameterization for atmospheric circulation models. Journal of Geophysical Research 92: doi: 10.1029/JD092iD01p01009. issn: 0148-0227.

Several currently available broadband parameterizations for longwave and shortwave radiation have been combined to produce a computationally fast radiation that is well suited for atmospheric circulation models. The main features of the parameterization are the ability to include overlapping partly cloudy layers in the longwave, the use of a delta-Eddington technique to treat clouds in the shortwave, and a computational structure that is amenable to vectorization on supercomputers. Selected results of off-line one-dimensional computations using the code have been compared with more rigorous methods as part of an international intercomparison program and found to be quite accurate. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1987

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