Tool Potential Annual Insolation
Calculates the annual potential total insolation for given time steps and stores resulting time series in a grid collection.
- Author: O.Conrad (c) 2018
- Menu: Terrain Analysis|Lighting
Parameters
| | Name | Type | Identifier | Description | Constraints |
|---|
| Input | Elevation | Grid (input) | DEM | - | - |
| Output | Annual Insolation | Grids (output) | INSOLATION | - | - |
| Options | Grid system | Grid system | PARAMETERS_GRID_SYSTEM | - | - |
| Number of Steps | Integer | STEPS | Number of time steps per year. | Minimum: 2
Maximum: 365
Default: 14 |
| Units | Choice | UNITS | Units for output radiation values. | Available Choices:
[0] kWh / m2
[1] kJ / m2
[2] J / cm2
Default: 0 |
| Resolution [h] | Floating point | HOUR_STEP | Time step size for a day's calculation given in hours. | Minimum: 0.000000
Maximum: 24.000000
Default: 0.500000 |
| Reference Year | Integer | YEAR | - | Default: 2000 |
Command-line
Usage: saga_cmd ta_lighting 7 [-DEM <str>] [-INSOLATION <str>] [-STEPS <num>] [-UNITS <str>] [-HOUR_STEP <double>] [-YEAR <num>]
-DEM:<str> Elevation
Grid (input)
-INSOLATION:<str> Annual Insolation
Grids (output)
-STEPS:<num> Number of Steps
Integer
Minimum: 2
Maximum: 365
Default: 14
-UNITS:<str> Units
Choice
Available Choices:
[0] kWh / m2
[1] kJ / m2
[2] J / cm2
Default: 0
-HOUR_STEP:<double> Resolution [h]
Floating point
Minimum: 0.000000
Maximum: 24.000000
Default: 0.500000
-YEAR:<num> Reference Year
Integer
Default: 2000