WORLD_SUNZD Name
WORLD_SUNZD Purpose
Compute Sun zenith distance for an array of world points.
Category
Calling Sequence
zd = world_sunzd(time, res) Inputs
time = time string (null string = current time). in
May also give time in Julian Seconds.
res = resolution in degrees for both lat and long. in
Keyword Parameters
Keywords
ZONE=hrs Hours ahead of GMT (def=0). Ex: zone=-4 for EDT.
SUNLNG=sunlng Returned subsolar longitude.
SUNLAT=sunlat Returned subsolar latitude.
Outputs
zd = Returned zenith distance array in degrees. out
zd covers longitudes -180 to (+180-res) and
latitudes -90 to (+90-res).
Common Blocks
Notes
Notes: To display result, do device,decomp=0 (if 24-bit),
Use sun_colors to load sun color table, then display
zd (tv, not tvscl). Can remap using map_image.
Modification History
R. Sterner, 1999 Oct 14
R. Sterner, 2010 May 04 --- Converted arrays from () to [].
Copyright (C) 1999, Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory
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