A Novel GPU-Based Acceleration Algorithm for a Longwave Radiative Transfer Model
Graphics processing unit (GPU)-based computing for climate system models is a longstanding research area of interest. The rapid radiative transfer model for general circulation models (RRTMG), a popular atmospheric radiative transfer model, can calculate
Yuzhu Wang +3 more
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GPU-RRTMG_SW: Accelerating a Shortwave Radiative Transfer Scheme on GPU
As high performance computing technology continues to develop rapidly, graphics processing units (GPUs) are more widely used for daily computing tasks. However, some applications, such as weather forecasting, require large-scale computation. Thus, due to
Zhenzhen Wang +6 more
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Developing a machine-learning-based radiative transfer emulator in a weather forecasting model is valuable because it can significantly improve the computational speed of forecasting severe weather events.
Hwan-Jin Song, Soonyoung Roh
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This study evaluates the forecast performance of four radiation parameterization schemes—the Rapid Radiative Transfer Model for General Circulation Models (RRTMG), its improved version RRTMG-K, the infrequently applied variant, RRTMG-K60x, and the neural
Jihee Choi +5 more
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Estudo do Desempenho de Dois Códigos de Transferência Radiativa do Modelo WRF para o Sul do Brasil [PDF]
A radiação solar que atinge a superfície terrestre é amplamente dependente das condições de nebulosidade presentes na atmosfera. Assim, uma boa simulação da nebulosidade pelos modelos regionais de previsão do tempo é fundamental para refinar as condições
Álvaro Vasconcellos de Ávila +5 more
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A radiative transfer module for calculating photolysis rates and solar heating in climate models: Solar-J v7.5 [PDF]
Solar-J is a comprehensive radiative transfer model for the solar spectrum that addresses the needs of both solar heating and photochemistry in Earth system models.
J. Hsu +4 more
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On Solar Radiation Prediction for the East–Central European Region
The aim of this paper is to present the results of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model of solar radiation for moderate climatic zones. This analysis covered the area of northeastern Germany. Due to very unfavorable solar energy conditions in
Michał Mierzwiak +2 more
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A simple parameterization of the short-wave aerosol optical properties for surface direct and diffuse irradiances assessment in a numerical weather model [PDF]
Broadband short-wave (SW) surface direct and diffuse irradiances are not typically within the set of output variables produced by numerical weather prediction (NWP) models. However, they are frequently requested for solar energy applications. In order to
J. A. Ruiz-Arias +2 more
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Aerosol indirect effect on the grid-scale clouds in the two-way coupled WRF–CMAQ: model description, development, evaluation and regional analysis [PDF]
This study implemented first, second and glaciation aerosol indirect effects (AIE) on resolved clouds in the two-way coupled Weather Research and Forecasting Community Multiscale Air Quality (WRF–CMAQ) modeling system by including parameterizations for ...
S. Yu +7 more
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Radiative transfer models are widely applied in climate models to simulate vertical temperature perturbations caused by external radiative forcings. A large part of radiative transfer models is the infrared gaseous spectral transmittance scheme, which ...
Yue Cai +6 more
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