 Solar irradiance (source code)

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= Solar irradiance
{title2=$I_h=I_n\sin\alpha$}

Solar radiant <power> incident per unit area. Horizontal, beam-normal and tilted-plane irradiances are different quantities: for a direct beam on a horizontal plane, $I_h=I_n\sin\alpha$, where $\alpha$ is solar elevation.

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