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package org.geotoolkit.nature;
import java.util.Date;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.awt.geom.Point2D;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import static java.lang.Math.*;
/**
* Computes Sun apparent position relative to an observer on Earth.
* This class expects spatio-temporal coordinate input as below:
*
*
*
* - Observer longitude (decimal degrees on WGS84 ellipsoid)
* - Observer latitude (decimal degrees on WGS84 ellipsoid)
* - Date and time in GMT
*
*
* The calculated Sun position contains:
*
*
* - Sun azimuth (decimal degrees, 0° toward north, increasing clockwise)
* - Sun elevation (decimal degrees, 0° toward horizon)
*
*
*
* 
*
* {@section Reference}
* This class is an adaptation of the
* Solar Position Calculator
* written in JavaScript by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
* Surface Radiation Research Branch.
*
* The approximations used in these programs are very good for years between
* 1800 and 2100. Results should still be sufficiently accurate for the range
* from -1000 to 3000. Outside of this range, results will be given, but the
* potential for error is higher.
*
* @author Rémi Eve (IRD)
* @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
* @version 3.00
*
* @since 2.0
* @module
*/
public class SunRelativePosition {
/**
* Number of milliseconds in a day.
*/
private static final int DAY_MILLIS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
/**
* Returns value when a result can not be computed because the time is at night.
*/
private static final double DARK = Double.NaN;
/**
* {@linkplain #getElevation Elevation angle} of astronomical twilight, in degrees.
* Astronomical twilight is the time of morning or evening when the sun is 18° below
* the horizon (solar elevation angle of -18°).
*/
public static final double ASTRONOMICAL_TWILIGHT = -18;
/**
* {@linkplain #getElevation Elevation angle} of nautical twilight, in degrees.
* Nautical twilight is the time of morning or evening when the sun is 12° below
* the horizon (solar elevation angle of -12°).
*/
public static final double NAUTICAL_TWILIGHT = -12;
/**
* {@linkplain #getElevation Elevation angle} of civil twilight, in degrees. Civil
* twilight is the time of morning or evening when the sun is 6° below the horizon
* (solar elevation angle of -6°).
*/
public static final double CIVIL_TWILIGHT = -6;
/**
* Sun's {@linkplain #getElevation elevation angle} at twilight, in degrees.
* Common values are defined for the
* {@linkplain #ASTRONOMICAL_TWILIGHT astronomical twilight} (-18°),
* {@linkplain #NAUTICAL_TWILIGHT nautical twilight} (-12°) and
* {@linkplain #CIVIL_TWILIGHT civil twilight} (-6°).
* If no twilight are defined, then this value is {@linkplain Double#NaN NaN}.
* The {@linkplain #getElevation elevation} and {@linkplain #getAzimuth azimuth} are
* set to {@linkplain Double#NaN NaN} when the sun elevation is below the twilight
* value (i.e. during night). The default value is {@link #CIVIL_TWILIGHT}.
*/
private double twilight = CIVIL_TWILIGHT;
/**
* Time at which the Sun is at its highest during a day, in milliseconds
* since January 1st, 1970.
*/
private long noonTime;
/**
* Sun azimuth (decimal degrees, 0° toward north, increasing clockwise).
*/
private double azimuth;
/**
* Sun elevation (decimal degrees, 0° toward horizon).
*/
private double elevation;
/**
* Geographic coordinate where current elevation and azimuth were computed.
* Value are in degrees of longitude or latitude.
*/
private double latitude, longitude;
/**
* Date and time when the current elevation and azimuth were computed.
* Value is in milliseconds elapsed since midnight UTC, January 1st, 1970.
*/
private long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
/**
* {@code true} if the elevation and azimuth are computed, or {@code false} if
* they need to be computed. This flag is set to {@code false} when the date
* and/or the coordinate change.
*/
private boolean updated;
/**
* Calculates the equation of center for the sun. This value is a correction to add
* to the geometric mean longitude in order to get the "true" longitude of the sun.
*
* @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000.
* @return Equation of center in degrees.
*/
private static double sunEquationOfCenter(final double t) {
final double m = toRadians(sunGeometricMeanAnomaly(t));
return sin(1*m) * (1.914602 - t*(0.004817 + 0.000014*t)) +
sin(2*m) * (0.019993 - t*(0.000101)) +
sin(3*m) * (0.000289);
}
/**
* Calculates the Geometric Mean Longitude of the Sun. This value is close to 0° at the
* spring equinox, 90° at the summer solstice, 180° at the automne equinox and 270° at
* the winter solstice.
*
* @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000.
* @return Geometric Mean Longitude of the Sun in degrees,
* in the range 0° (inclusive) to 360° (exclusive).
*/
private static double sunGeometricMeanLongitude(final double t) {
double L0 = 280.46646 + t*(36000.76983 + 0.0003032*t);
L0 -= 360 * floor(L0 / 360);
return L0;
}
/**
* Calculates the true longitude of the sun. This the geometric mean
* longitude plus a correction factor ("equation of center" for the sun).
*
* @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000.
* @return Sun's true longitude in degrees.
*/
private static double sunTrueLongitude(final double t) {
return sunGeometricMeanLongitude(t) + sunEquationOfCenter(t);
}
/**
* Calculates the apparent longitude of the sun.
*
* @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000.
* @return Sun's apparent longitude in degrees.
*/
private static double sunApparentLongitude(final double t) {
final double omega = toRadians(125.04 - 1934.136 * t);
return sunTrueLongitude(t) - 0.00569 - 0.00478 * sin(omega);
}
/**
* Calculates the Geometric Mean Anomaly of the Sun.
*
* @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000.
* @return Geometric Mean Anomaly of the Sun in degrees.
*/
private static double sunGeometricMeanAnomaly(final double t) {
return 357.52911 + t * (35999.05029 - 0.0001537*t);
}
/**
* Calculates the true anamoly of the sun.
*
* @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000.
* @return Sun's true anamoly in degrees.
*/
private static double sunTrueAnomaly(final double t) {
return sunGeometricMeanAnomaly(t) + sunEquationOfCenter(t);
}
/**
* Calculates the eccentricity of earth's orbit. This is the ratio
* {@code (a-b)/a} where a is the semi-major axis length
* and b is the semi-minor axis length. Value is 0 for a
* circular orbit.
*
* @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000.
* @return The unitless eccentricity.
*/
private static double eccentricityEarthOrbit(final double t) {
return 0.016708634 - t*(0.000042037 + 0.0000001267*t);
}
/**
* Calculates the distance to the sun in Astronomical Units (AU).
*
* @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000.
* @return Sun radius vector in AUs.
*/
private static double sunRadiusVector(final double t) {
final double v = toRadians(sunTrueAnomaly(t));
final double e = eccentricityEarthOrbit(t);
return (1.000001018 * (1 - e*e)) / (1 + e*cos(v));
}
/**
* Calculates the mean obliquity of the ecliptic.
*
* @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000.
* @return Mean obliquity in degrees.
*/
private static double meanObliquityOfEcliptic(final double t) {
final double seconds = 21.448 - t*(46.8150 + t*(0.00059 - t*(0.001813)));
return 23.0 + (26.0 + (seconds/60.0))/60.0;
}
/**
* Calculates the corrected obliquity of the ecliptic.
*
* @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000.
* @return Corrected obliquity in degrees.
*/
private static double obliquityCorrected(final double t) {
final double e0 = meanObliquityOfEcliptic(t);
final double omega = toRadians(125.04 - 1934.136*t);
return e0 + 0.00256 * cos(omega);
}
/**
* Calculates the right ascension of the sun. Similar to the angular system
* used to define latitude and longitude on Earth's surface, right ascension
* is roughly analogous to longitude, and defines an angular offset from the
* meridian of the vernal equinox.
*
*
*
* @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000.
* @return Sun's right ascension in degrees.
*/
private static double sunRightAscension(final double t) {
final double e = toRadians(obliquityCorrected(t));
final double b = toRadians(sunApparentLongitude(t));
final double y = sin(b) * cos(e);
final double x = cos(b);
final double alpha = atan2(y, x);
return toDegrees(alpha);
}
/**
* Calculates the declination of the sun. Declination is analogous to latitude on
* Earth's surface, and measures an angular displacement north or south from the
* projection of Earth's equator on the celestial sphere to the location of a
* celestial body.
*
* @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000.
* @return Sun's declination in degrees.
*/
private static double sunDeclination(final double t) {
final double e = toRadians(obliquityCorrected(t));
final double b = toRadians(sunApparentLongitude(t));
final double sint = sin(e) * sin(b);
final double theta = asin(sint);
return toDegrees(theta);
}
/**
* Calculates the Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) of solar noon for the given day
* at the given location on earth.
*
* @param lon longitude of observer in degrees.
* @param eqTime Equation of time.
* @return Time in minutes from beginnning of day in UTC.
*/
private static double solarNoonTime(final double lon, final double eqTime) {
return 720.0 + (lon * 4.0) - eqTime;
}
/**
* Calculates the difference between true solar time and mean. The "equation of time"
* is a term accounting for changes in the time of solar noon for a given location over
* the course of a year. Earth's elliptical orbit and Kepler's law of equal areas in equal
* times are the culprits behind this phenomenon. See the
* Analemma page.
* Below is a plot of the equation of time versus the day of the year.
*
* 
*
* @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000.
* @return Equation of time in minutes of time.
*/
private static double equationOfTime(final double t) {
double eps = toRadians(obliquityCorrected(t));
double L0 = toRadians(sunGeometricMeanLongitude(t));
double m = toRadians(sunGeometricMeanAnomaly(t));
double e = eccentricityEarthOrbit(t);
double y = tan(eps/2);
y *= y;
double sin2l0 = sin(2 * L0);
double cos2l0 = cos(2 * L0);
double sin4l0 = sin(4 * L0);
double sin1m = sin(m);
double sin2m = sin(2 * m);
double etime = y*sin2l0 - 2*e*sin1m + 4*e*y*sin1m*cos2l0 -
0.5*y*y*sin4l0 - 1.25*e*e*sin2m;
return toDegrees(etime) * 4.0;
}
/**
* Computes the refraction correction angle. The effects of the atmosphere vary with
* atmospheric pressure, humidity and other variables. Therefore the calculation is
* approximate. Errors can be expected to increase the further away you are from the
* equator, because the sun rises and sets at a very shallow angle. Small variations
* in the atmosphere can have a larger effect.
*
* @param zenith The sun zenith angle in degrees.
* @return The refraction correction in degrees.
*/
private static double refractionCorrection(final double zenith) {
final double exoatmElevation = 90 - zenith;
if (exoatmElevation > 85) {
return 0;
}
final double refractionCorrection; // In minute of degrees
final double te = tan(toRadians(exoatmElevation));
if (exoatmElevation > 5.0) {
refractionCorrection = 58.1/te - 0.07/(te*te*te) + 0.000086/(te*te*te*te*te);
} else {
if (exoatmElevation > -0.575) {
refractionCorrection = 1735.0 + exoatmElevation *
(-518.2 + exoatmElevation *
( 103.4 + exoatmElevation *
(-12.79 + exoatmElevation *
0.711)));
} else {
refractionCorrection = -20.774 / te;
}
}
return refractionCorrection / 3600;
}
/**
* Constructs a sun relative position calculator.
*/
public SunRelativePosition() {
}
/**
* Constructs a sun relative position calculator with the specified value
* for the {@linkplain #setTwilight sun elevation at twilight}.
*
* @param twilight The new sun elevation at twilight, or {@link Double#NaN}
* if no twilight value should be taken in account.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the twilight value is illegal.
*/
public SunRelativePosition(final double twilight) throws IllegalArgumentException {
setTwilight(twilight);
}
/**
* Calculates solar position for the current date, time and location.
* Results are reported in azimuth and elevation in degrees.
*/
private void compute() {
double latitude = this.latitude;
double longitude = this.longitude;
// NOAA convention use positive longitude west, and negative east.
// Inverse the sign, in order to be closer to OpenGIS convention.
longitude = -longitude;
// Compute: 1) Julian day (days elapsed since January 1, 4723 BC at 12:00 GMT).
// 2) Time as the centuries elapsed since January 1, 2000 at 12:00 GMT.
final double julianDay = Calendar.julianDay(this.time);
final double time = (julianDay-2451545)/36525;
double solarDec = sunDeclination(time);
double eqTime = equationOfTime(time);
this.noonTime = round(solarNoonTime(longitude, eqTime) * (60*1000)) +
(this.time/DAY_MILLIS)*DAY_MILLIS;
// Formula below use longitude in degrees. Steps are:
// 1) Extract the time part of the date, in minutes.
// 2) Apply a correction for longitude and equation of time.
// 3) Clamp in a 24 hours range (24 hours == 1440 minutes).
double trueSolarTime = ((julianDay + 0.5) - floor(julianDay + 0.5)) * 1440;
trueSolarTime += (eqTime - 4.0*longitude); // Correction in minutes.
trueSolarTime -= 1440 * floor(trueSolarTime / 1440);
// Convert all angles to radians. From this point until
// the end of this method, local variables are always in
// radians. Output variables ('azimuth' and 'elevation')
// will still computed in degrees.
longitude = toRadians(longitude); // NOSONAR: Converted for safety, but not used.
latitude = toRadians(latitude );
solarDec = toRadians(solarDec );
double csz = sin(latitude) *
sin(solarDec) +
cos(latitude) *
cos(solarDec) *
cos(toRadians(trueSolarTime/4 - 180));
if (csz > +1) csz = +1;
if (csz < -1) csz = -1;
final double zenith = acos(csz);
final double azDenom = cos(latitude) * sin(zenith);
//////////////////////////////////////////
//// Compute azimuth in degrees ////
//////////////////////////////////////////
if (abs(azDenom) > 0.001) {
double azRad = ((sin(latitude)*cos(zenith)) - sin(solarDec)) / azDenom;
if (azRad > +1) azRad = +1;
if (azRad < -1) azRad = -1;
azimuth = 180 - toDegrees(acos(azRad));
if (trueSolarTime > 720) { // 720 minutes == 12 hours
azimuth = -azimuth;
}
} else {
azimuth = (latitude>0) ? 180 : 0;
}
azimuth -= 360 * floor(azimuth / 360);
////////////////////////////////////////////
//// Compute elevation in degrees ////
////////////////////////////////////////////
final double refractionCorrection = refractionCorrection(toDegrees(zenith));
final double solarZen = toDegrees(zenith) - refractionCorrection;
elevation = 90 - solarZen;
if (elevation < twilight) {
// do not report azimuth & elevation after twilight
azimuth = DARK;
elevation = DARK;
}
updated = true;
}
/**
* Sets the geographic coordinate where to compute the {@linkplain #getElevation elevation}
* and {@linkplain #getAzimuth azimuth}.
*
* @param longitude The longitude in degrees. Positive values are East; negative values are West.
* @param latitude The latitude in degrees. Positive values are North, negative values are South.
*/
public void setCoordinate(double longitude, double latitude) {
if (latitude > +89.8) latitude = +89.8;
if (latitude < -89.8) latitude = -89.8;
if (latitude != this.latitude || longitude != this.longitude) {
this.latitude = latitude;
this.longitude = longitude;
this.updated = false;
}
}
/**
* Sets the geographic coordinate where to compute the {@linkplain #getElevation elevation}
* and {@linkplain #getAzimuth azimuth}. This is the observer location on Earth, assuming a
* WGS84 ellipsoid.
*
* @param point The geographic coordinates in degrees of longitude and latitude.
*/
public void setCoordinate(final Point2D point) {
setCoordinate(point.getX(), point.getY());
}
/**
* Returns the coordinate used for {@linkplain #getElevation elevation} and
* {@linkplain #getAzimuth azimuth} computation. This is the coordinate
* specified during the last call to a {@link #setCoordinate(double,double)
* setCoordinate(...)} method.
*
* @return The observer location on Earth (WGS84 ellipsoid).
*/
public Point2D getCoordinate() {
return new Point2D.Double(longitude, latitude);
}
/**
* Sets the date and time when to compute the {@linkplain #getElevation elevation}
* and {@linkplain #getAzimuth azimuth}.
*
* @param date The date and time (GMT).
*/
public void setDate(final Date date) {
final long time = date.getTime();
if (time != this.time) {
this.time = time;
this.updated = false;
}
}
/**
* Returns the date used for {@linkplain #getElevation elevation} and
* {@linkplain #getAzimuth azimuth} computation. This is the date specified
* during the last call to {@link #setDate(Date)}.
*
* @return The date and time (GMT).
*/
public Date getDate() {
return new Date(time);
}
/**
* Sets the sun's {@linkplain #getElevation elevation angle} at twilight, in degrees.
* Common values are defined for the
* {@linkplain #ASTRONOMICAL_TWILIGHT astronomical twilight} (-18°),
* {@linkplain #NAUTICAL_TWILIGHT nautical twilight} (-12°) and
* {@linkplain #CIVIL_TWILIGHT civil twilight} (-6°).
* The {@linkplain #getElevation elevation} and {@linkplain #getAzimuth azimuth} are
* set to {@linkplain Double#NaN NaN} when the sun elevation is below the twilight
* value (i.e. during night). The default value is {@link #CIVIL_TWILIGHT}.
*
* @param twilight The new sun elevation at twilight, or {@link Double#NaN}
* if no twilight value should be taken in account.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the twilight value is illegal.
*/
public void setTwilight(final double twilight) throws IllegalArgumentException {
if (twilight<-90 || twilight>-90) {
// TODO: provides a better (localized) message.
throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.valueOf(twilight));
}
this.twilight = twilight;
this.updated = false;
}
/**
* Returns the sun's {@linkplain #getElevation elevation angle} at twilight, in degrees.
* This is the value set during the last call to {@link #setTwilight(double)}.
*
* @return The Sun's elevation angle at twilight (decimal degrees).
*/
public double getTwilight() {
return twilight;
}
/**
* Computes and returns the azimuth.
*
* @return The azimuth (decimal degrees, 0° toward north, increasing clockwise).
*/
public double getAzimuth() {
if (!updated) {
compute();
}
return azimuth;
}
/**
* Computes and returns the elevation.
*
* @return The elevation (decimal degrees, 0° toward horizon).
*/
public double getElevation() {
if (!updated) {
compute();
}
return elevation;
}
/**
* Returns the time at which the Sun is at its highest during a day.
*
* @return The time at which the Sun is at its highest, in milliseconds since midnight GMT.
*/
public long getNoonTime() {
if (!updated) {
compute();
}
return noonTime % DAY_MILLIS;
}
/**
* Returns the date and time at which the Sun is at its highest during a day.
* This is equivalent to {@link #getNoonTime()} except that the day is included
* in the returned date.
*
* @return The date and time at which the Sun is at its highest.
*/
public Date getNoonDate() {
if (!updated) {
compute();
}
return new Date(noonTime);
}
/**
* Prints the Sun position at the given coordinates and date.
* This application can be launch from the command line as below:
*
* {@preformat shell
* java org.geotoolkit.nature.SunRelativePosition [longitude] [latitude] [date]
* }
*
* where date is an optional argument specifying the date and time in the
* {@code "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"} format, UTC time zone. If this argument is omitted,
* then the current time is used.
*
* @param args The command line argument.
* @throws ParseException If the date or an ordinate is not properly formatted.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("fallthrough")
public static void main(final String[] args) throws ParseException {
final DateFormat format = Calendar.getDateFormat();
double longitude = 0;
double latitude = 0;
Date time = new Date();
try {
switch (args.length) {
case 3: time = format.parse (args[2]); // fall through
case 2: latitude = Double.parseDouble(args[1]); // fall through
case 1: longitude = Double.parseDouble(args[0]); // fall through
}
} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
throw new ParseException(e.getLocalizedMessage(), 0);
}
final SunRelativePosition calculator = new SunRelativePosition();
calculator.setDate(time);
calculator.setCoordinate(longitude, latitude);
final PrintStream out = System.out;
out.print("Date (UTC): "); out.println(format.format(time));
out.print("Longitude: "); out.println(longitude);
out.print("Latitude: "); out.println(latitude);
out.print("Elevation: "); out.println(calculator.getElevation());
out.print("Azimuth: "); out.println(calculator.getAzimuth());
out.print("Noon date: "); out.println(format.format(calculator.getNoonDate()));
}
}