Sky view factor — terr_sky_view • fieldClim

Calculates the sky view factor of a position only based on slope angle and position in valley or on a slope.

terr_sky_view(...)

# S3 method for numeric
terr_sky_view(slope, valley = F, ...)

# S3 method for weather_station
terr_sky_view(weather_station, ...)

Arguments

...	Additional parameters passed to later functions.
slope	Inclination of slope in degrees.
valley	If the position is in a valley (TRUE) or on a slope (FALSE).
weather_station	Object of class weather_station.

Value

Sky view factor from 0-1.

Details

Terrain view factor can be calculated by 1-terr_sky_view.