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irradiation -> irradiance, add units
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RDaxini committed Nov 5, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -102,20 +102,21 @@ There is a convention on consistent variable names throughout the library:
Photocurrent

poa_diffuse
Total diffuse irradiation in plane. Sum of ground and sky diffuse.
Total diffuse irradiance in plane [Wm⁻²]. Sum of ground and sky diffuse
components of global irradiance.

poa_direct
Direct/beam irradiation in plane
Direct/beam irradiance in plane [Wm⁻²].

poa_global
Global irradiation in plane. sum of diffuse and beam projection.
Global irradiance in plane. sum of diffuse and beam projection [Wm⁻²].

poa_ground_diffuse
In plane ground reflected irradiation
In plane ground reflected irradiance [Wm⁻²].

poa_sky_diffuse
Diffuse irradiation in plane from scattered light in the atmosphere
(without ground reflected irradiation)
Diffuse irradiance in plane from scattered light in the atmosphere
(without ground reflected irradiance) [Wm⁻²].

precipitable_water
Total precipitable water contained in a column of unit cross section
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