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A simple formula for a planet's mean annual insolation by latitude

Authors :
Nadeau, Alice
McGehee, Richard
Source :
Icarus, Volume 291, 15 July 2017, Pages 46-50
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

In this paper, we use a sixth order Legendre series expansion to approximate the mean annual insolation by latitude of a planet with obliquity angle $\beta$, leading to faster computations with little loss in the accuracy of results. We discuss differences between our method and selected computational results for insolation found in the literature.<br />Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
Icarus, Volume 291, 15 July 2017, Pages 46-50
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1510.04542
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2017.01.040