Preliminary comparison between various models of the long-wave radiation budget of the sea and experimental data from the Baltic Sea

Abstract

This paper discusses existing models of long-wave radiation exchange between the sea surface and the atmosphere, and compares them with experimental data. The latter were based on empirical data collected in the southern Baltic during cruises of r/v `Oceania'. To a greater or lesser extent, all the models were encumbered with significant systematic and statistical errors. The probable reasons for these discrepancies are given.

Keywords

• Long-wave radiation flux
• Net infra-red radiation
• Energy exchange between the sea and the atmosphere