Source code for src.functions.SOLWEIGpython.sunlit_shaded_patches

import numpy as np





def shaded_or_sunlit(solar_altitude, solar_azimuth, patch_altitude, patch_azimuth, asvf):
    ''' This unchanged function calculates whether a point is sunlit or shaded
        based on a sky view factor (in a cylinder), solar altitude, solar azimuth '''
    # Patch azimuth in relation to sun azimuth
    patch_to_sun_azi = np.abs(solar_azimuth - patch_azimuth)

    # Degrees to radians
    deg2rad = np.pi/180
    
    # Radians to degrees
    rad2deg = 180/np.pi

    # 
    xi = np.cos(patch_to_sun_azi * deg2rad)

    # 
    yi = 2 * xi * np.tan(solar_altitude * deg2rad)

    hsvf = np.tan(asvf)

    if yi > 0:
        yi_ = 0
    else:
        yi_ = yi

    # 
    tan_delta = hsvf + yi_

    # Degrees where below is in shade and above is sunlit
    sunlit_degrees = np.arctan(tan_delta) * rad2deg

    # Boolean for pixels where patch is sunlit
    sunlit_patches = sunlit_degrees < patch_altitude
    # Boolean for pixels where patch is shaded
    shaded_patches = sunlit_degrees > patch_altitude

    return sunlit_patches, shaded_patches