Research Article

Predicting Downward Longwave Radiation for Various Land Use in All-Sky Condition: Northeast Florida

Table 3

Comparison of LWd and cloud cover days in wet and dry season.

Dry season (total days = 231)
SiteDelandOcklawahaLindseyOrange
Land use typeurban
(medium density)
wetlandagriculturerangeland
Average LWd radiation of all days (Wmāˆ’2)349.10338.81349.09332.86
Average cloud cover of all days0.270.260.280.28
Number of clear days36 days41 days20 days44 days

Wet season (total days = 126)
SiteDelandOcklawahaLindseyOrange
Land use typeurban
(medium density)
wetlandagriculturerangeland
Average LWd radiation of all days (Wmāˆ’2)414.13404.32407.55402.55
Average cloud cover of all day0.320.310.310.35
Number of clear days0 days1 day1 day0 days