pvlib.snow.fully_covered_nrel#

pvlib.snow.fully_covered_nrel(snowfall, threshold_snowfall=1.0)[source]#

Calculates the timesteps when the row’s slant height is fully covered by snow.

Parameters:

snowfall (Series) – Accumulated snowfall in each time period [cm]
threshold_snowfall (float, default 1.0) – Hourly snowfall above which snow coverage is set to the row’s slant height. [cm/hr]

Returns:

boolean (Series) – True where the snowfall exceeds the defined threshold to fully cover the panel.

Notes

Implements the model described in [1] with minor improvements in [2].

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