Calculates the diffuse solar energy (scattered by atmospheric dust) received on an inclined surface between specified start and end times. Obtained by integrating diffuse irradiance over the time period.
Usage
I_di(
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)