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<em>r.sunhours</em> calculates sun elevation and sun azimuth angles for
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the given time of day and each grid cell in the current region.
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-Additionally, the photoperiod (sunshine hours) can be calculated.
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+Additionally, the photoperiod (sunshine hours on flat terrain) can be
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+calculated.
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<p>
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Sun elevation, height, height angle, or solar altitude angle is the
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<p>
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If a <em>sunhour</em> output map is specified, the module calculates
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sunshine hours for the given day. This option requires both Greenwhich
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-standard time (<em>-t</em> flag) and the solpos algorithm of NREL
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-(<em>-s</em> flag).
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+standard time and the use of the SOLPOS algorithm by NREL.
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+
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+<h2>NOTESS</h2>
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+
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+To consider also cast shadow effects of the terrain, <em>r.sun</em> is
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+to be used.
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<h2>EXAMPLES</h2>
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<h3>Calculate map of photoperiod (insolation time)</h3>
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-Calculate photoperiod of day of year 1 (1st January) 2012:
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+Calculate photoperiod of day-of-year 001 (1st January) of 2012 for
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+the current computational region, ignoring cast shadow effects of the
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+terrain:
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<div class="code"><pre>
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-r.sunhours -s sunhour=photoperiod_doy_001 year=2012 day=1
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+g.region -p
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+r.sunhours sunhour=photoperiod_doy_001 year=2012 day=1
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</pre></div>
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<h2>Acknowledgements</h2>
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<em>
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<a href="g.region.html">g.region</a>,
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<a href="r.sun.html">r.sun</a>,
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-<a href="r.sunmask.html">r.sunmask</a>,
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+<a href="r.sunmask.html">r.sunmask</a>
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</em>
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<h2>AUTHOR</h2>
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