A parameterization for absorption due to the A, B, and γ oxygen bands

J. T. Kiehl; T. Yamanouchi

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v37i1.14986

A parameterization for absorption due to the A, B, and γ oxygen bands

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 37 (1985): Issue 1

By: J. T. Kiehl and T. Yamanouchi

Open Access

|Jan 1985

Abstract

A new parameterization for the absorption of visible solar radiation due to O₂ is presented. This broad band parameterization is based on comparison with detailed line-by-line calculations and is shown to be in excellent agreement with laboratory measurements. The importance of solar O₂ absorption to atmospheric heating rates and temperatures is also discussed. Although the heating caused by the solar O₂ bands is small (<0.03 K day^-1), its presence warms the tropical tropopause region by as much as 1.1 K. Finally, the importance of correct asymptotic limits for modeling the absorptance of O₂ is illustrated.

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