a - Flux for day, night, or both were unavailable. Day-Night Longwave Flux Differences
[PC=Partly cloudy, MC=Mostly cloudy, Ovcst=Overcast]
Flux differences, W/m^2, for bin-
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At colatitude, deg. of-
Scene 0 to 1818 to 3636 to 5454 to 72 72 to 9090 to 108108 to 126126 to 144144 to 162162 to 180
Winter (Northern Hemisphere)
Ocean(a ) (a )8.301.71 -0.53 -1.270.411.301.10(a )
Land(a )( a )19.8828.7335.8821.27 42.81(a )(a )(a )
Snow(a ) 7.257.40(a )(a ) (a )(a )(a )-11.73 (a )
Desert(a ) (a )(a )39.6142.71 (a )58.20(a )(a )(a )
PC over ocean(a )5.122.942.25-0.05 0.143.102.820.67(a )
PC over land(a ) (a )18.4629.2318.02 9.7625.1723.11(a ) (a )
MC over ocean(a )3.002.40-3.53-11.88 -10.93-1.992.691.68(a )
MC over land(a ) (a )9.622.161.85 7.645.634.30(a ) (a )
Ovcst over ocean (a )-2.69-1.39-4.98 -21.50-28.43-18.50-7.79-3.83 (a )
Ovcst over land(a ) (a )-3.02-11.117.53 11.91-1.42(a )(a ) (a )
Spring (Northern Hemisphere)
Ocean(a ) (a )5.75-0.91-0.92 0.390.638.14(a ) (a )
Land(a ) 28.8340.7740.7636.8319.16 27.23(a )(a ) (a )
Snow4.10-1.69 (a )(a )(a ) (a )(a )(a )6.00 (a )
Desert(a ) (a )51.7951.93(a ) (a )(a )(a )(a )(a )
PC over ocean(a )1.303.242.221.17 1.522.192.722.37(a )
PC over land (a )18.5727.6739.01 12.742.858.76(a ) (a)(a )
MC over ocean (a )2.572.18-5.51 -13.17-8.73-0.911.90 3.71(a )
MC over land (a )3.750.412.91 -1.63-11.25-12.71(a ) (a )(a )
Ovcst over ocean1.72 -2.09-5.01-16.52-28.56 -19.95-9.70-4.380.46 (a )
Ovcst over land (a )3.73-0.803.37 7.04-15.04-41.67(a ) (a )(a )
Summer (Northern Hemisphere)
Ocean(a ) 3.087.190.46-1.050.44 2.224.50(a )(a )
Land(a ) 23.0837.0834.5521.1628.86 38.38(a )(a )(a )
Snow-2.82 (a )(a )(a ) (a )(a )(a ) (a )(a )(a )
Desert(a ) (a )53.7847.5736.47 28.2142.52(a )(a ) (a )
PC over ocean10.43 2.528.222.93-0.421.41 2.022.465.06(a )
PC over land(a )16.2025.8444.9512.81 15.6121.41(a )(a ) (a )
MC over ocean9.18 6.038.60-2.05-11.18 -4.69-0.491.884.88(a )
MC over land (a )4.645.755.19 6.9511.712.64(a ) (a )(a )
Ovcst over ocean4.64 -2.97-7.26-24.13-22.74 -12.67-3.55-1.23-0.30 (a )
Ovcst over land(a )1.590.409.0413.42 13.8327.61(a )(a ) (a )
Fall (Northern Hemisphere)
Ocean(a ) (a )0.03(a ) 0.901.22-0.503.984.18 (a )
Land(a ) 21.3832.5726.0428.4036.18 45.23(a )(a )(a )
Snow26.04 4.779.02(a )(a ) (a )(a )(a ) 1.7627.76
Desert(a ) (a )45.3142.5542.96 (a )60.04(a )(a ) (a )
PC over ocean5.07 2.613.601.29-0.742.27 2.571.652.89(a )
PC over land(a )11.9823.2535.8813.57 17.5427.58(a )(a ) (a )
MC over ocean8.19 4.543.48-4.71-12.29-6.13 -1.081.833.69(a )
MC over land(a )4.245.233.835.98 11.889.627.12(a ) (a )
Ovcst over ocean7.48 1.75-3.67-13.76-28.55 -20.87-12.01-6.70-2.50 (a )
Ovcst over land (a )1.63-3.49-6.36 11.0518.27-2.12(a ) (a )(a )