I seek to use the Point Solar Radiation tool on a DSM, but the tool parameters are limiting. I would like hourly solar radiation outputs (w/m2) for an entire year as one table: 1x 8760 values. The tool seems to lack flexibility in temporal resolution, and only allows monthly sums for an entire year (output of 12-24 values), or hourly values for a given day (output of 9-15 values, depending on daylight duration of specific day). I wish to analyze the hourly values for an entire year.
I failed attempts at automating with batch process, model builder, and python scripting. I have attached my chicken scratch attempts at scripting, if you want to peruse them.
In model builder, I used a FOR iterator on the Point solar tool, but the desired parameter time_configure wasn’t an option to iterate.( I used iteration values 1-365, intervals of 1 and linked it to a functioning PSR tool with the correct inputs. )
The slow way is to run the tool by hand with parameters:
- TimeWithinDay({day},{startTime},{endTime})
- TimeWithinDay({1},{0},{24})
- TimeWithinDay({2},{0},{24})
- TimeWithinDay({3},{0},{24})
- ….
- TimeWithinDay({365},{0},{24})
I would also like to append the outputs somehow to consolidate into a single table. (1x8760 table ).
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Patrick
