cloud_factor: Cloudiness factor

Description Usage Arguments Value References

View source: R/radiation_functions.R

Description

Estimates the fraction of cloud cover based on McJannet et al. (2008b, Equations 14 and 15), as presented by McMahon et al. (2013), Equations S3.17 and S3.18.

Usage

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cloud_factor(Rs, Rso)

Arguments

Rs

incoming solar radiation (MJ/m^2/day)

Rso

clear sky radiation (MJ/m^2/day).

Value

Cf

the fraction of cloud cover (-)

References

McMahon, T. A., Peel, M. C., Lowe, L., Srikanthan, R., and McVicar, T. R. (2013). Estimating actual, potential, reference crop and pan evaporation using standard meteorological data: a pragmatic synthesis, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 17, 1331–1363. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-17-1331-2013.

McJannet, D. L., Webster, I. T., Stenson, M. P., and Sherman, B.S. (2008). Estimating open water evaporation for the Murray-Darling Basin. A report to the Australian Government from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project, CSIRO, Australia, 50 pp. Retrieved from http://www.clw.csiro.au/publications/waterforahealthycountry/mdbsy/technical/U-OpenWaterEvaporation.pdf.


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