sparta-solar 0.1.0

Solar PArameterization for the Radiative Transfer of the Atmosphere

sparta-solar

Solar PArameterization of the Radiative Transfer of the Atmosphere

A Python library for computing clear-sky solar irradiance using the SPARTA radiative transfer model, with integrated access to multiple atmospheric databases (NASA MERRA-2, Copernicus CRS/SODA, Google Earth Engine).

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Quick install

pip install sparta-solar

or using uv:

uv add sparta-solar

Quick example

import pandas as pd
from spartasolar.atmosphere import merra2_daily

times  = pd.date_range("2020-06-15", periods=24, freq="h")
atm    = merra2_daily.at_sites(times=times, latitude=36.72, longitude=-4.42)
result = atm.compute(model="SPARTA")
print(result)

Documentation

Full documentation — installation guide, user guide, quick reference, and API reference — is available at:

https://jararias.github.io/sparta-solar

Citation

@article{ruizarias2023sparta,
  author  = {Ruiz-Arias, Jose A.},
  title   = {{SPARTA}: Solar parameterization for the radiative transfer
             of the cloudless atmosphere},
  journal = {Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews},
  volume  = {188},
  pages   = {113833},
  year    = {2023},
  doi     = {10.1016/j.rser.2023.113833}
}

License

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — free for non-commercial use with attribution.