Open AccessA time dependent model for middle atmospheric temperature
Author(s) -
K. Bhattacharya
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v40i1.1969
Subject(s) - radiative transfer , radiative cooling , atmosphere (unit) , meteorology , atmospheric temperature , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , atmospheric model , atmospheric models , physics , optics
Radiative equilibrium temperature for the middle atmosphere (20-90 km) has been computed as asymptotic solution to the time-dependent equation describing the radiative balance in that region. Strobel's (1978) parameterization was used for short-wave heating, while Wehrbein and Leovy's (1982) and Ramanathan's {1976) parameterization are used for 1ong-wave cooling. The computed temperature profile shows good agreement with the USSA (1976) temperature profile.