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/ daylength.py
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January 6, 2017 18:39
Python function to compute the length of the day given day of the year and latitude.
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| import numpy as np | |
| def daylength(dayOfYear, lat): | |
| """Computes the length of the day (the time between sunrise and | |
| sunset) given the day of the year and latitude of the location. | |
| Function uses the Brock model for the computations. | |
| For more information see, for example, | |
| Forsythe et al., "A model comparison for daylength as a | |
| function of latitude and day of year", Ecological Modelling, | |
| 1995. |