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RTE+RRTMGP

This is the repository for RTE+RRTMGP, a set of codes for computing radiative fluxes in planetary atmospheres. RTE+RRTMGP is described in a paper in Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems.

RRTMGP uses a k-distribution to provide an optical description (absorption and possibly Rayleigh optical depth) of the gaseous atmosphere, along with the relevant source functions, on a pre-determined spectral grid given temperatures, pressures, and gas concentration. The k-distribution currently distributed with this package is applicable to the Earth's atmosphere under present-day, pre-industrial, and 4xCO2 conditions.

RTE computes fluxes given spectrally-resolved optical descriptions and source functions. The fluxes are normally summarized or reduced via a user extensible class.

Example programs and documenation are evolving - please see examples/ in the repo and Wiki on the project's Github page. Suggestions are welcome. Meanwhile for questions please contact Robert Pincus and Eli Mlawer at [email protected].

Building the libraries.

  1. cd build
  2. Set environment variables FC (the Fortran 2003 compiler) and FCFLAGS (compiler flags). Alternately create a Makefile.conf that sets these variables. You could also link to an existing file.
  3. Set environment variable RTE_KERNELS to openacc if you want the OpenACC kernels rather than the default.
  4. make

Examples

Two examples are provided, one for clear skies and one including clouds. See the README file and codes in each directory for further information.