Monthly Global by Latitude
| Author(s) | O.Conrad (c) 2012 |
| Library ID | climate_tools |
| Tool ID | 5 |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Menu | Climate and Weather | Earth's Orbital Parameters |
Description
Orbital parameters used here are based on the work of Andre L. Berger and its implementation from the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). Berger's orbital parameters are considered to be valid for approximately 1 million years.
References
Berger, A.L. (1978): Long Term Variations of Daily Insolation and Quaternary Climatic Changes. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, volume 35(12), 2362-2367.
Berger, A.L. (1978): A Simple Algorithm to Compute Long Term Variations of Daily or Monthly Insolation. Institut d'Astronomie et de Geophysique, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, No. 18.
Parameters
| | Name | Type | Identifier | Description | Constraints |
|---|
| Input | Albedo | table, input, optional | ALBEDO | - | - |
| Output | Solar Radiation | table, output | SOLARRAD | - | - |
| Options | Field | table field | FIELD | - | - |
| Year [ka] | floating point number | YEAR | - | Default: 2.000000 |
| Latitude Increment [Degree] | integer number | DLAT | - | Minimum: 1
Maximum: 90
Default: 5 |
Command Line
Usage: saga_cmd climate_tools 5 [-SOLARRAD ] [-ALBEDO ] [-FIELD ] [-YEAR ] [-DLAT ]
-SOLARRAD: Solar Radiation
table, output
-ALBEDO: Albedo
table, input, optional
-FIELD: Field
table field
-YEAR: Year [ka]
floating point number
Default: 2.000000
-DLAT: Latitude Increment [Degree]
integer number
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 90
Default: 5