org.deegree.ogcwebservices.wpvs.utils
Class SunPosition

java.lang.Object
  org.deegree.ogcwebservices.wpvs.utils.SunPosition

public class SunPosition
extends Object

Version:

$Revision: 6259 $ $Date: 2007-03-20 10:15:15 +0100 (Di, 20 Mär 2007) $

Author:

Andreas Poth, last edited by: $Author: bezema $

Constructor Summary

SunPosition()
Constructs a sunposition at the currenttime

SunPosition(Calendar calendar)
Constructs a sunposition with the given Calendar

SunPosition(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute)

Method Summary

double	getHorizontalSunPosition() calculates the horizontal angle of the sun depending only on hour and minute!
double	getVerticalSunposition(double latitude) calculates the solar altitude for given latitude, year, month, date, hour and minute

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SunPosition

public SunPosition()

Constructs a sunposition at the currenttime

SunPosition

public SunPosition(Calendar calendar)

Constructs a sunposition with the given Calendar

Parameters:

calendar - a given Calendar

SunPosition

public SunPosition(int year,
                   int month,
                   int day,
                   int hour,
                   int minute)

Parameters:

year -

month -

day -

hour -

minute -

Method Detail

getVerticalSunposition

public double getVerticalSunposition(double latitude)

calculates the solar altitude for given latitude, year, month, date, hour and minute

Parameters:

latitude - latitude of the the viewers position

Returns:

the solar altitud fo given latitude

getHorizontalSunPosition

public double getHorizontalSunPosition()

calculates the horizontal angle of the sun depending only on hour and minute!

Returns:

the horizontal angle