460 List of frequently used symbols
A : area (m
2
)
A(
¯
u) : absorption function
A
o
: average albedo of the cloud-free atmosphere
A
c
: average albedo of the overcast sky
A
g
: albedo of the ground
A
mn
: Mie coefficient
A
n
: Mie coefficient
A
u→l
: Einstein coefficient for spontaneous emission (s
−1
)
A
ν
: monochromatic absorption
A : vector potential (V m
−1
s)
A : coefficient matrix of two-stream method
A : transformation matrix for the Stokes vectors
A
m
: matrix used in spherical harmonics method
a
1
, a
2
: amplitudes of the electric vector (V m
−1
)
a
i
: coefficient to fit the transmission function
a
m
: expansion coefficient of the wave function
a
s
n
: expansion coefficient in the Mie theory
B
ν,g
: black body radiation of the ground (W m
−2
sr
−1
Hz
−1
)
B
mn
: Mie coefficient
B
n
: Mie coefficient
B
u→l
: Einstein coefficient for induced emission (m
3
J
−1
s
−2
)
B
l→u
: Einstein coefficient for absorption (m
3
J
−1
s
−2
)
B
λ
: black body radiance (W m
−3
sr
−1
)
B
ν
: black body radiance (W m
−2
sr
−1
Hz
−1
)
B : vector for polarized black body radiation (W m
−1
sr
−1
)
B : magnetic field vector (T)
B
±
: matrices for up- and downward radiation
B
m
: matrix used in spherical harmonics method
b : backscattered fraction of radiation
b
i
: coefficient to fit the transmission function
b
ij
: symbols used in Gaussian quadrature
b
s
n
: expansion coefficient in the Mie theory
C
abs
: absorption cross-section (m
2
)
C
ext
: extinction cross-section (m
2
)
C
f,l
: cloud forcing for long-wave radiation (W m
−2
)
C
f,s
: cloud forcing for short-wave radiation (W m
−2
)
C
i
: cloud fraction of layer i
c
p
: specific heat at constant pressure (m
2
s
−2
K
−1
)
C
sca
: scattering cross-section (m
2
)
c : speed of light in vacuum (m s
−1
)
D : dissociation energy (J)
D
p
: degree of polarization
D : displacement vector (A s m
−2
)
D
m
: matrix used in spherical harmonics method
E : radiative effect
E
0
: radiative effect of the base atmosphere
E
S
: radiative effect according to the Schwinger functional
E
−,ν
: downward directed radiative flux density (W m
−2
Hz
−1
)
E
+,ν
: upward directed radiative flux density (W m
−2
Hz
−1
)