suntools-package {suntools}R Documentation

suntools: calculate sun position, sunrise, sunset, solar noon and twilight

Description

Provides a set of convenient functions for calculating sun-related information, including the sun's position (elevation and azimuth), and the times of sunrise, sunset, solar noon, and twilight for any given geographical location on Earth. These calculations are based on equations provided by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) https://gml.noaa.gov/grad/solcalc/calcdetails.html as described in "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus (1991, ISBN: 978-0-943396-35-4). A helpful resource for researchers and professionals working in fields such as climatology, biology, and renewable energy.

Details

suntools provides functions for calculating the sun's position, sunrise, sunset, solar noon, and crepuscular (twilight) times for any given geographical location and time on earth.

Main package functions:

Author(s)

Maintainer: Adriaan M. Dokter amd427@cornell.edu (ORCID) [contributor]

Authors:

Other contributors:

References

This package uses algorithms provided by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for more information see

See Also

Useful links:


[Package suntools version 1.0.0 Index]