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Calculates the ground-reflected solar energy received on an inclined surface between specified start and end times. Obtained by integrating albedo-reflected irradiance over the time period.

Usage

I_ali(
  Ls,
  phi,
  longitude,
  tau,
  Ts_start,
  Ts_end,
  al = albedo(latitude = phi, longitude = longitude, tau = tau),
  beta,
  gamma_c
)

Arguments

Ls

Areocentric longitude [deg]

phi

Planetary latitude [deg]

longitude

Planetary longitude [deg]

tau

Atmospheric optical depth (dimensionless)

Ts_start

Start of integration period [h]

Ts_end

End of integration period [h]

al

Surface albedo (dimensionless, 0-1). If not provided, calculated from latitude, longitude, and tau

beta

Surface tilt/slope angle from horizontal [deg]

gamma_c

Surface azimuth angle [deg]. Zero facing equator, east negative, west positive (-180 to +180)

Value

Albedo-reflected insolation on inclined surface over specified time period [Wh/m²]