Potential Annual Insolation
- Author: O.Conrad (c) 2018
- Menu: Terrain Analysis | Lighting
Description
Calculates the annual potential total insolation for given time steps and stores resulting time series in a grid collection.
Parameters
| | Name | Type | Identifier | Description | Constraints |
|---|
| Input | Elevation | grid, input | DEM | - | - |
| Output | Annual Insolation | grid collection, output | INSOLATION | - | - |
| Options | Grid System | grid system | PARAMETERS_GRID_SYSTEM | - | - |
| Number of Steps | integer number | 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 number | 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 number | YEAR | - | Default: 2000 |
Command Line
Usage: saga_cmd ta_lighting 7 [-DEM ] [-INSOLATION ] [-STEPS ] [-UNITS ] [-HOUR_STEP ] [-YEAR ]
-DEM: Elevation
grid, input
-INSOLATION: Annual Insolation
grid collection, output
-STEPS: Number of Steps
integer number
Minimum: 2
Maximum: 365
Default: 14
-UNITS: Units
choice
Available Choices:
[0] kWh / m2
[1] kJ / m2
[2] J / cm2
Default: 0
-HOUR_STEP: Resolution [h]
floating point number
Minimum: 0.000000
Maximum: 24.000000
Default: 0.500000
-YEAR: Reference Year
integer number
Default: 2000