ClimateParameters

Functions for climate related intermediate parameters. More...

Functions
FLTPT	LatentHeatVapor (FLTPT tmean)
	Calculate latent heat of vaporization(MJ/kg) More...
void	MaxSolarRadiation (int day, FLTPT lat, FLTPT &day_l, FLTPT &max_sr)
	Calculate the max solar radiation for a station of one day. More...
FLTPT	MeanBarometricPressure (FLTPT elev)
	Calculate mean barometric pressure. More...
FLTPT	PsychrometricConst (FLTPT tmean, FLTPT elev)
	Calculate psychrometric constant. More...
FLTPT	SaturationVaporPressure (FLTPT mean_tmp)
	Calculates saturation vapor pressure at a given air temperature. More...

Detailed Description

Functions for climate related intermediate parameters.

Function Documentation

LatentHeatVapor()

FLTPT LatentHeatVapor

(

FLTPT

tmean

)

Calculate latent heat of vaporization(MJ/kg)

Parameters

[in]

tmean

Mean temperature

Returns

Latent heat of vaporization

MaxSolarRadiation()

void MaxSolarRadiation	(	int	day,
		FLTPT	lat,
		FLTPT &	day_l,
		FLTPT &	max_sr
	)

Calculate the max solar radiation for a station of one day.

Parameters

[in]	day	Julian day
[in]	lat	Latitude (degree) of the station
[out]	day_l	day length (hr)
[out]	max_sr	The max solar radiation

MeanBarometricPressure()

FLTPT MeanBarometricPressure

(

FLTPT

elev

)

Calculate mean barometric pressure.

Parameters

[in]

elev

elevation of current cell or site

Returns

mean atmospheric pressure (kPa)

PsychrometricConst()

FLTPT PsychrometricConst	(	FLTPT	tmean,
		FLTPT	elev
	)

Calculate psychrometric constant.

Parameters

[in]	elev	elevation of current cell or site
[in]	tmean	Mean temperature

See also

MeanBarometricPressure()

LatentHeatVapor()

Returns

Psychrometric constant

SaturationVaporPressure()

FLTPT SaturationVaporPressure

(

FLTPT

mean_tmp

)

Calculates saturation vapor pressure at a given air temperature.

Parameters

[in]

mean_tmp

Mean air temperature(deg C)

Returns

saturation vapor pressure(kPa)