commit c68503dd527418525c967325be4231a01e934724
parent 5d958c0ec3d071b4827080f7d1be3e20d576d50b
Author: Vincent Forest <vincent.forest@meso-star.com>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 14:58:58 +0200
Improve the description of the default solstice-input spectrum
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/solstice-input.5.ronn b/doc/solstice-input.5.ronn
@@ -268,12 +268,16 @@ into the `solstice-input`(5) file but is provided by the `solstice`(1) command.
This allows to use the same unmodified `solstice-input`(5) file for several
simulations with different sun directions.
-The main `sun` property is its direct normal irradiance, or `dni` in W/m\^2.
+The main `sun` property is its direct normal irradiance, or `dni` in W.m\^-2.
Its value is a scalar defining the direct irradiance received on a plane normal
to the sun. The optional `spectrum` parameter describes the per wavelength
distribution of the sun's `dni`. Note that this distribution is automatically
normalized by `solstice`(1). If the `spectrum` attribute is not defined,
-`solstice`(1) uses the default smarts295 spectrum [2].
+`solstice`(1) uses a default spectrum computed with the SMARTS software [2]
+between 0.28 and 4 micro-meters. The total DNI (integrated over the spectral
+range) was set to 1000 W.m\^-2. The standard Mid-Latitude-Summer atmosphere was
+used with most of gases concentration set as default (the CO2 concentration was
+assumed 400ppmv in the atmosphere column).
Even if an atmosphere is provided, the atmospheric effetcs from the top of the
atmosphere to ground level are not computed using the atmosphere description.
@@ -897,7 +901,8 @@ specular while the back faces are diffuse:
* [1]:
YAML Ain't Markup Language - <http://yaml.org>
* [2]:
- smarts295 reference: TODO
+ SMARTS, Simple Model of the Atmospheric Radiative Transfer of Sunshine -
+ <http://www.nrel.gov/rredc/smarts/>
* [3]:
D\. Buie, A.G. Monger, C.J. Dey. "Sunshape distributions for
terrestrial solar simulations". Solar Energy, 2003, 74, pp. 113-122.
