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Articles | Volume 24, issue 18
Articles | Volume 24, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10567-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10567-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 24, issue 18
Research article
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23 Sep 2024
Research article |  | 23 Sep 2024

The impact of coupled 3D shortwave radiative transfer on surface radiation and cumulus clouds over land

Mirjam Tijhuis, Bart J. H. van Stratum, and Chiel C. van Heerwaarden

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Radiative transfer in the atmosphere is a 3D processes, which is often modelled in 1D for computational efficiency. We studied the differences between using 1D and 3D radiative transfer. With 3D radiation, larger clouds that contain more liquid water develop. However, they cover roughly the same part of the sky, and the average total radiation at the surface is nearly unchanged. The increase in cloud size might be important for weather models, as it can impact the formation of rain, for example.
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