This document summarizes research testing site-specific parameterizations of longwave radiation integrated into a GIS-based hydrological model. The researchers developed the NewAge-LWRB package to model downwelling and upwelling longwave radiation within the NewAge-JGrass hydrological system. They tested various clear sky emissivity formulations and developed a multistep calibration approach. Model results showed improved performance when using an optimized formulation compared to classic formulations. The researchers also coupled the NewAge-LWRB package with NewAge-SWE models and applied them at both daily and hourly time steps to simulate snow water equivalent in the Cache la Poudre basin in Colorado.