Tool Name	Monthly Global by Latitude
Tool ID	5
Library ID	climate_tools
Version	1.0
Author(s)	O.Conrad (c) 2012

Description

Orbital parameters used here are based on the work of Andre L. Berger and its implementation from the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). Berger's orbital parameters are considered to be valid for approximately 1 million years.

References

Berger, A.L. (1978): Long Term Variations of Daily Insolation and Quaternary Climatic Changes. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, volume 35(12), 2362-2367.

Berger, A.L. (1978): A Simple Algorithm to Compute Long Term Variations of Daily or Monthly Insolation. Institut d'Astronomie et de Geophysique, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, No. 18.

Parameters

Name	Type	Identifier	Constraints
Input
Albedo	table, input, optional	ALBEDO
Output
Solar Radiation	table, output	SOLARRAD
Options
Field	table field	FIELD
Year [ka]	floating point number	YEAR	Default: 2.000000
Latitude Increment [Degree]	integer number	DLAT	Minimum: 1 Maximum: 90 Default: 5