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Diffuse solar radiation
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Dhc(t): clear sky hourly (t=hr, MJ m-2 h-1) or daily (t=d, MJ m-2 d-1) diffuse irradiance on a horizontal surface

Dic(d): clear sky daily  (t=d, MJ m-2 d-1) diffuse irradiance on a inclined surface

Dic(hr): clear sky hourly diffuse irradiance on an inclined surface (MJ m-2 h-1), distinguished between isotropic (Di(hr)), circumsolar (Dc(hr)), and horizon brigthening (Db(hr)) components

Dh(t): hourly (t=hr, MJ m-2 h-1) or daily (t=d, MJ m-2 d-1) diffuse irradiance on a horizontal surface

Di(t): hourly (t=hr, MJ m-2 h-1) or daily (t=d, MJ m-2 d-1) diffuse irradiance on an inclined surface

S(t):
extra-terrestrial solar radiation (MJ m-2 h-1)

td:
clear sky transmissivity for diffuse solar radiation

 f(a): function of the slope angle

F1: first anisotropic index, equal to
 


 

Bhc(hr): clear sky beam irradiance on a horizontal surface (MJ m-2h-1)

tt(t): function of the hourly(t=hr) or the daily (t=d)
atmospheric transmissivity, equal to (de Jong, 1980; Spitters et al., 1986)
 


t: clear sky atmospheric transmissivity

F2: second anisotropic index, equal to
 


 

Ghc(hr): clear sky global irradiance on a horizontal surface (MJ m-2h-1)

rD:
isotropic diffuse view factor

H(hr): hourly geometric factor