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I would like to request that a set of radiation variables be added to the routine SCM output. In particular, I would like to have the variables that are defined on all timesteps (not the similar set that are only defined on the radiation timestep). The list is below, in physical terms rather than variable names:
Shortwave down at surface (whole sky, i.e. including cloud influence)
Shortwave down at TOA
Longwave down at surface (whole sky)
Longwave up at surface (whole sky)
Other variables may be useful, this is the minimum set that I find important. It should be noted that some of the available variables do not make physical sense. In particular, longwave up at the surface in clear sky cannot be calculated correctly without a full parallel run of the model, since it depends directly on the surface temperature.
Wayne Angevine, CIRES / NOAA CSL