pvlib.atmosphere.bird_hulstrom80_aod_bb¶
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pvlib.atmosphere.bird_hulstrom80_aod_bb(aod380, aod500)[source]¶ Approximate broadband aerosol optical depth.
Bird and Hulstrom developed a correlation for broadband aerosol optical depth (AOD) using two wavelengths, 380 nm and 500 nm.
Parameters: - aod380 : numeric
AOD measured at 380 nm
- aod500 : numeric
AOD measured at 500 nm
Returns: - aod_bb : numeric
broadband AOD
See also
References
[1] Bird and Hulstrom, “Direct Insolation Models” (1980) SERI/TR-335-344
[2] R. E. Bird and R. L. Hulstrom, “Review, Evaluation, and Improvement of Direct Irradiance Models”, Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 103(3), pp. 182-192 (1981) DOI: 10.1115/1.3266239