The diurnal cycles of net downward total (short-
plus long-
wave) radiation flux, for the three cases, are shown in Figure 8. At night, incoming shortwave
radiation is zero, and the total radiation balance is determined exclusively by longwave radi-
ation losses. During the day, the net total radiation flux becomes positive and increases with
decreasing cloud cover. The gain in shortwave radiation
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