Premium
IMPROVED ANALYTIC CHARACTERIZATION OF ULTRAVIOLET SKYLIGHT
Author(s) -
Green A. E. S.,
Cross K. R.,
Smith L. A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1980.tb03683.x
Subject(s) - skylight , irradiance , solar zenith angle , radiative transfer , zenith , characterization (materials science) , wavelength , optics , ultraviolet , range (aeronautics) , physics , remote sensing , materials science , atmospheric sciences , geology , geography , archaeology , composite material
— We present an improved analytic characterization of diffuse spectral irradiance (skylight) for the wavelength range 280–380 nm and solar zenith angle range from 0 to 85°. The formulas achieve greater accuracy by (a) focusing on ratio representations and (b) adjusting the parameters to the more precise radiative transfer calculations of Dave, Braslau and Halpern.