hourwatt: Calculates the energy (Watts) of sunlight reaching the earth...

Description Usage Arguments Value Author(s) See Also Examples

View source: R/fire_index_functions.r

Description

Calculates the energy (Watts) of sunlight reaching the earth for a given day of year, latitude and hour of day.

Usage

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hourwatt(dayofyear, latitude, hour)

Arguments

dayofyear

Day of year, julian day.

latitude

Latitude of location, southern locations take negative latitudes.

hour

Hour of day, from midnight.

Value

Watts per square meter of radiation received.

Author(s)

Grant Williamson

See Also

dayintegral,daylengths,sunaltitude

Examples

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latitude = -42
hour=11
doy=20
hourwatt(doy,latitude,hour)

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