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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-339-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-339-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Model description paper
| 
23 Jan 2018
Model description paper |
| 23 Jan 2018
| 23 Jan 2018
Fast matrix treatment of 3-D radiative transfer in vegetation canopies: SPARTACUS-Vegetation 1.1
European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts, Reading, UK
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Tristan Quaife
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Renato Braghiere
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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- Cutting out the middleman: calibrating and validating a dynamic vegetation model (ED2-PROSPECT5) using remotely sensed surface reflectance A. Shiklomanov et al. 10.5194/gmd-14-2603-2021
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- Underestimation of Global Photosynthesis in Earth System Models Due to Representation of Vegetation Structure R. Braghiere et al. 10.1029/2018GB006135
- Characterising the vertical structure of buildings in cities for use in atmospheric models M. Stretton et al. 10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101560
- Evaluation of vertically resolved longwave radiation in SPARTACUS-Urban 0.7.3 and the sensitivity to urban surface temperatures M. Stretton et al. 10.5194/gmd-16-5931-2023
- Twelve Times Faster yet Accurate: A New State‐Of‐The‐Art in Radiation Schemes via Performance and Spectral Optimization P. Ukkonen & R. Hogan 10.1029/2023MS003932
- The PROLIB leaf radiative transfer model: Simulation of the dorsiventrality of leaves from visible to mid-wave infrared H. Shi et al. 10.1016/j.rse.2024.114140
- Flexible Treatment of Radiative Transfer in Complex Urban Canopies for Use in Weather and Climate Models R. Hogan 10.1007/s10546-019-00457-0
- Three‐Dimensional Radiative Effects By Shallow Cumulus Clouds on Dynamic Heterogeneities Over a Vegetated Surface M. Veerman et al. 10.1029/2019MS001990
- Accounting for canopy structure improves hyperspectral radiative transfer and sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence representations in a new generation Earth System model R. Braghiere et al. 10.1016/j.rse.2021.112497
- Fast matrix treatment of 3-D radiative transfer in vegetation canopies: SPARTACUS-Vegetation 1.1 R. Hogan et al. 10.5194/gmd-11-339-2018
- Entrapment: An Important Mechanism to Explain the Shortwave 3D Radiative Effect of Clouds R. Hogan et al. 10.1175/JAS-D-18-0366.1
- Evaluation of the SPARTACUS-Urban Radiation Model for Vertically Resolved Shortwave Radiation in Urban Areas M. Stretton et al. 10.1007/s10546-022-00706-9
- 100 Years of Earth System Model Development D. Randall et al. 10.1175/AMSMONOGRAPHS-D-18-0018.1
- COMPARISON STUDY ON PARAMETERS RELATED TO FOREST STRUCTURE TO CONSTRUCT A GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL RADIATIVE TRANSFER SCHEME H. KAMIYA et al. 10.2208/jscejhe.74.5_I_61
- Improved representation of plant physiology in the JULES-vn5.6 land surface model: photosynthesis, stomatal conductance and thermal acclimation R. Oliver et al. 10.5194/gmd-15-5567-2022
- A Flexible and Efficient Radiation Scheme for the ECMWF Model R. Hogan & A. Bozzo 10.1029/2018MS001364
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Short summary
This paper describes a fast new method for calculating how much sunlight is absorbed and reflected by forests and other types of vegetation, rigorously taking account of the complex 3-D structure. Careful evaluation shows it to perform well even in difficult scenes with snow on the ground. The method is suitable for use within the computer models used to make weather and climate forecasts, where it has the potential to improve predictions of near-surface temperature and photosynthesis rates.
This paper describes a fast new method for calculating how much sunlight is absorbed and...
