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Utilising two years data collected at two tropical coastal stations, Madras (13°04′N, 80°15′E) and Waltair (17°42′N, 83°18′E) and for one tropical continental station, Nagpur (21°09′N, 79°07′E), the authors have re-evaluated the constants ofBrunt's regression equation. Analyses of the observations for Waltair and Nagpur show good correlation coefficients (r) between the values of the effective emissivity of the atmosphere (the effective emissivity is the ratio of incoming long-wave sky radiation at the surfaceR s , to black body radiation σT 4) and the square root values of surface vapour pressuree (mb). The value ofr for Waltair from radiometer observations is 0.98. It is also determined for Waltair and Nagpur from Ångström compensation pyrgeometer observations as 0.83 and 0.91 respectively. A low correlation co-efficient 0.56 is obtained for Madras. It might be due to higher surface vapour pressure values at Madras than at Waltair and Nagpur. The applicability of the reduced regression equations are examined for different years for the different stations. The agreement between the computed values with the new regression equations and the observed long-wave sky radiation at the surface seems to be quite good.
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Viswanadham, Y., Ramanadham, R. Estimation of long wave radiation by an empirical method. PAGEOPH 81, 272–278 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00875033
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