Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * Copyright (C) 2010 Brockmann Consult GmbH (info@brockmann-consult.de) * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free * Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) * any later version. * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for * more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along * with this program; if not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ */ public class Main { /** * Returns the correction factor for the solar irradiance due to the elliptical * orbit of the Sun. * * @param day the day (of year) of interest. * * @return the correction factor. */ public static double getSolarIrradianceCorrectionFactor(int day) { final double d = 1.0 - 0.01673 * Math.cos(Math.toRadians(0.9856 * (day - 4))); return 1.0 / (d * d); } }