earthkit.meteo.solar.incoming_solar_radiation

earthkit.meteo.solar.incoming_solar_radiation(date: DateLike) → float

earthkit.meteo.solar.incoming_solar_radiation(date: xarray.DataArray) → xarray.DataArray

Compute the incoming solar radiation at the top of the atmosphere (TOA).

Parameters:

date (datetime.datetime | numpy.datetime64 | xarray.DataArray) – Date/time.

Returns:

Incoming solar radiation at TOA.

Return type:

float | xarray.DataArray

Implementations

incoming_solar_radiation() calls one of the following implementations depending on the type of the input arguments:

• earthkit.meteo.solar.array.incoming_solar_radiation() for scalar/array inputs (including numpy.datetime64)

• earthkit.meteo.solar.xarray.incoming_solar_radiation() for xarray.DataArray

The function returns an object of the same type as the input arguments.