solrad: To calculate solar radiation and related variables based on location, time and topographical conditions

The 'solrad' R package is to be used in surface energy models and estimation of solar positions and components with varying topography, time and locations. The functions calculate solar top-of-atmosphere, open, diffuse and direct components, atmospheric transmittance and diffuse factors, day length, sunrise and sunset, solar azimuth, zenith, altitude, incidence, and hour angles, earth declination angle, equation of time, and solar constant.

Solar position and radiation components

This package provide many functions to estimate sun position in the sky, and direct and diffuse solar radiation components.