QGIS Algorithm provided by GRASS r.sunhours (grass:r.sunhours). Calculates solar elevation, solar azimuth, and sun hours.

grass_r_sunhours(
  year = qgisprocess:::qgis_default_value(),
  month = qgisprocess:::qgis_default_value(),
  day = qgisprocess:::qgis_default_value(),
  hour = qgisprocess:::qgis_default_value(),
  minute = qgisprocess:::qgis_default_value(),
  second = qgisprocess:::qgis_default_value(),
  .t = qgisprocess:::qgis_default_value(),
  .s = qgisprocess:::qgis_default_value(),
  elevation = qgisprocess:::qgis_default_value(),
  azimuth = qgisprocess:::qgis_default_value(),
  sunhour = qgisprocess:::qgis_default_value(),
  GRASS_REGION_PARAMETER = qgisprocess:::qgis_default_value(),
  GRASS_REGION_CELLSIZE_PARAMETER = qgisprocess:::qgis_default_value(),
  GRASS_RASTER_FORMAT_OPT = qgisprocess:::qgis_default_value(),
  GRASS_RASTER_FORMAT_META = qgisprocess:::qgis_default_value(),
  ...,
  .complete_output = .complete_output_option(),
  .quiet = .quiet_option(),
  .messages = .message_option()
)

Arguments

year

number - Year. A numeric value. field:FIELD_NAME to use a data defined value taken from the FIELD_NAME field. expression:SOME EXPRESSION to use a data defined value calculated using a custom QGIS expression.

month

number - Month. A numeric value. field:FIELD_NAME to use a data defined value taken from the FIELD_NAME field. expression:SOME EXPRESSION to use a data defined value calculated using a custom QGIS expression.

day

number - Day. A numeric value. field:FIELD_NAME to use a data defined value taken from the FIELD_NAME field. expression:SOME EXPRESSION to use a data defined value calculated using a custom QGIS expression.

hour

number - Hour. A numeric value. field:FIELD_NAME to use a data defined value taken from the FIELD_NAME field. expression:SOME EXPRESSION to use a data defined value calculated using a custom QGIS expression.

minute

number - Minutes. A numeric value. field:FIELD_NAME to use a data defined value taken from the FIELD_NAME field. expression:SOME EXPRESSION to use a data defined value calculated using a custom QGIS expression.

second

number - Seconds. A numeric value. field:FIELD_NAME to use a data defined value taken from the FIELD_NAME field. expression:SOME EXPRESSION to use a data defined value calculated using a custom QGIS expression.

.t

boolean - Time is local sidereal time, not Greenwich standard time. 1 for true/yes. 0 for false/no. field:FIELD_NAME to use a data defined value taken from the FIELD_NAME field. expression:SOME EXPRESSION to use a data defined value calculated using a custom QGIS expression. Original algorithm parameter name: -t.

.s

boolean - Do not use SOLPOS algorithm of NREL. 1 for true/yes. 0 for false/no. field:FIELD_NAME to use a data defined value taken from the FIELD_NAME field. expression:SOME EXPRESSION to use a data defined value calculated using a custom QGIS expression. Original algorithm parameter name: -s.

elevation

rasterDestination - Solar Elevation Angle. Path for new raster layer.

azimuth

rasterDestination - Solar Azimuth Angle. Path for new raster layer.

sunhour

rasterDestination - Sunshine Hours. Path for new raster layer.

GRASS_REGION_PARAMETER

extent - GRASS GIS 7 region extent. A comma delimited string of x min, x max, y min, y max. E.g. '4,10,101,105'. Path to a layer. The extent of the layer is used..

GRASS_REGION_CELLSIZE_PARAMETER

number - GRASS GIS 7 region cellsize (leave 0 for default). A numeric value. field:FIELD_NAME to use a data defined value taken from the FIELD_NAME field. expression:SOME EXPRESSION to use a data defined value calculated using a custom QGIS expression.

GRASS_RASTER_FORMAT_OPT

string - Output Rasters format options (createopt). String value. field:FIELD_NAME to use a data defined value taken from the FIELD_NAME field. expression:SOME EXPRESSION to use a data defined value calculated using a custom QGIS expression.

GRASS_RASTER_FORMAT_META

string - Output Rasters format metadata options (metaopt). String value. field:FIELD_NAME to use a data defined value taken from the FIELD_NAME field. expression:SOME EXPRESSION to use a data defined value calculated using a custom QGIS expression.

...

further parameters passed to qgisprocess::qgis_run_algorithm()

.complete_output

logical specifying if complete out of qgisprocess::qgis_run_algorithm() should be used (TRUE) or first output (most likely the main) should read (FALSE). Default value is TRUE.

.quiet

logical specifying if parameter .quiet for qgisprocess::qgis_run_algorithm() Default value is TRUE.

.messages

logical specifying if messages from qgisprocess::qgis_run_algorithm() should be printed (TRUE) or not (FALSE). Default value is FALSE.

Details

Outputs description

  • azimuth - outputRaster - Solar Azimuth Angle

  • elevation - outputRaster - Solar Elevation Angle

  • sunhour - outputRaster - Sunshine Hours