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A simplified method for calculating the atmospheric heating rate by absorption of solar radiation in the stratosphere and mesosphereCalculations of the atmospheric heating rate by absorption of solar radiation by O3, H2O, and CO2 are reported. The method needs only seven parameters for each molecule and is particularly useful for heating calculations in three-dimensional global circulation models below 80 km. Applying the formula to the observed distributions of O3, H2O, and CO2 produces reasonable latitudinal and seasonal variations in the heating rate. The calculated heating rate, however, is sensitive to the global distributions of the absorbing gases, and uncertainties in the O3 distribution above approximately 50 km and the H2O distribution below approximately 20 km may seriously affect the global distributions of the heating rate in these regions.
Document ID
19790008322
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Publication (TP)
Authors
Shimazaki, T. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Helmle, L. C. (Informatics, Inc., Palo Alto Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1979
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Report/Patent Number
A-7557
NASA-TP-1398
Accession Number
79N16493
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 198-30-02
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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