aqreed / solarpy

Solar radiation model for flight dynamics. Based on Duffie & Beckman "Solar energy thermal processes" (1974)
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add diffuse radiation calculation #5

Open aqreed opened 5 years ago

aqreed commented 5 years ago

until now, the irradiance_on_plane function only calculates direct radiation. Diffuse radiation might account for as much as 15% of the total radiation on a clear-sky or 100% in a cloudy day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffuse_sky_radiation

It must be valid for altitudes ranging from 0 to 25km