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The formulas of Eddington approximation as a kind of two-stream methods are presented for calculating solar irradiance in the atmosphere. The optical model of clear atmosphere is proposed for the practice implementation.
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Kuznetsov, A., Melnikova, I., Pozdnyakov, D., Seroukhova, O., Vasilyev, A. (2012). Calculating Solar Irradiance with Eddington Method. In: Remote Sensing of the Environment and Radiation Transfer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14899-6_12
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