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Calculate the theoretical extraterrestrial radiation at a given latitude.

Usage

calc_extraterrestrial_rad(sunset_hour, lat, declination, inverse_distance)

Arguments

sunset_hour

The sunset hour angle in radians. Can be calculated using calc_sunset_hour_angle

lat

The latitude in radians.

declination

The solar declination in radians. Can be calculated using calc_solar_declination

inverse_distance

The inverse relative distance between the earth and sun calculated with calc_inverse_relative_distance.

Value

The extraterrestrial radiation in MJ m^-2 d^-1

Examples

calc_extraterrestrial_rad(23, 0.5, 2.5, 0.96)
#> [1] 259.5845