[MITgcm-support] Absorption of short wave radiation

[Georges Djoumna]

Hi all!

I would like to know how the short wave radiation is absorded in the  
MITgcm code
   In the file exf_radiation.F , the net upward shortwave radiation  
(swflux) is calculated  without any referrence to the depth

  swflux = - ( 1 - albedo ) * swdown

This gives the net short wave radiation penetrating the water surface.
Does the code provide a way to compute the short wave radiation  
absorbed at a given  height z using for instance an exponential decay?


Thanks for your help.


Georges DJOUMNA, Ph.D.
Post Doctorate Fellow
Faculty of Mathematics
Department of Applied Mathematics
University of Waterloo
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