Accounting for subgrid‐scale cloud variability in a multi‐layer 1d solar radiative transfer algorithm

Abstract A multi‐layer, 1D solar radiative transfer algorithm that accounts for subgrid‐scale cloud variability is presented. This algorithm is efficient and suitable for use in large‐scale models such as global climate and weather prediction models. While it is built on the same principles as standard multi‐layer 1D codes, there are two major differences. First, it is assumed that for all cloudy layers all the time, frequency distributions of …