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The absorbed longwave radiation is calculated using the following rules: | The absorbed longwave radiation is calculated using the following rules: | ||
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* The portion of the visible sky is calculated as sky-view factor (SVF, 1= full sky is visible). Only buildings are counted in the SVF. | * The portion of the visible sky is calculated as sky-view factor (SVF, 1= full sky is visible). Only buildings are counted in the SVF. | ||
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* The fraction of obstructed sky (1-SVF) can contain reflected longwave radiation of the surface or longwave radiation emitted from walls. The bigger one of the two is used in the calculation. | * The fraction of obstructed sky (1-SVF) can contain reflected longwave radiation of the surface or longwave radiation emitted from walls. The bigger one of the two is used in the calculation. | ||
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One might say, that vegetation can also be found in parts of the obstructed sky. This is true, but normally the vegetation is only effective for the longwave budget if it shelters the sky... | One might say, that vegetation can also be found in parts of the obstructed sky. This is true, but normally the vegetation is only effective for the longwave budget if it shelters the sky... | ||
- | + | For the visible sky the fraction that is coming from the sky itself and the part that is coming from the vegetation is calculated using a transmission factor ('' | |
- | For the visible sky the fraction that is coming from the sky itself and the part that is coming from the vegetation is calculated using a transmission factor (trans_plant). | ||
- | + | So, we get for the longwave radiation from the **free sky ('' | |
+ | LW_free= trans_plant*LW_sky+ (1-trans_plant)*LW_plant | ||
+ | where '' | ||
- | So, we get for the longwave radiation from the free sky (LW_free): | + | For the **obstructed |
+ | LW_obst= max(q_lw_envi, | ||
- | + | where '' | |
- | LW_free= trans_plant*LW_sky+ (1-trans_plant)*LW_plant | + | Finally, the total incoming longwave radiation is weighted between |
- | + | LW_total= SVF*LW_free+(1-SVF)*LW_obst | |
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- | where LW_sky is the atmospheric counter radiation and LW_plant is the radiation of the leafs (averaged over a vertical column) | + | |
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- | For the obstructed sky (LW_obst), the rule is: | + | |
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- | LW_obst= max(q_lw_envi, | + | |
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- | where q_LW_envi is an averaged value over all facade temperatures in the model and q_lwsurf is the longwave radiation of the surface concerned itself. The " | + | |
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- | Finally, the total incoming longwave radiation is weighted between LW_free and LW_obst using the SVF: | + | |
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- | LW_total= SVF*LW_free+(1-SVF)*LW_obst | + | |
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The values found in the receptor files for radiation coming from the vegetation, the sky and from the environment are based on this calculation for the selected surface: | The values found in the receptor files for radiation coming from the vegetation, the sky and from the environment are based on this calculation for the selected surface: | ||
+ | from vegetation = SVF*(1-trans_plant)*LW_plant | ||
+ | from sky=SVF*trans_plant*LW_sky | ||
+ | from environment= (1-SVF)*max(q_lw_envi, | ||
- | + | They are **NOT** the total amount of longwave radiation | |
- | from vegetation = SVF*(1-trans_plant)*LW_plant | + | |
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- | from sky=SVF*trans_plant*LW_sky | + | |
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- | from environment= (1-SVF)*max(q_lw_envi, | + | |
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- | They are NOT the total amount of longwave radiation emitted (e.g. from the plants) but the amount of radiation reaching the surface of interest ! | + | |