Add aod and clearsky_index to glossary, link terms in spectrum.rst#2663
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Sexy PR @RDaxini , thanks. Some observations down below, but I'm okay with current status as is.
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| aod500 | ||
| aerosol optical depth. Measure of aerosols (e.g., smoke | ||
| particles, desert dust) distributed within a column of air from the | ||
| instrument (Earth's surface) to the top of the atmosphere. The AOD | ||
| value indicates the level of extinction of sunlight in this column, and | ||
| when followed by a number (e.g. AOD500), indicates the extinction at | ||
| this wavelength (500nm). [unitless] | ||
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Is it described by these equations? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_depth#Spectral_optical_depth
I have trouble finding PV specific information on a mathematical relationship. At least that is the only missing piece for me.
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Co-authored-by: Cliff Hansen <cwhanse@sandia.gov>
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@cwhanse could you try rerunning the docs build? |
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aodandclearsky_indexto glossary #2564docs/sphinx/source/whatsnewfor all changes. Includes link to the GitHub Issue with:issue:`num`or this Pull Request with:pull:`num`. Includes contributor name and/or GitHub username (link with:ghuser:`user`).remote-data) and Milestone are assigned to the Pull Request and linked Issue.Additional edit: fixed line length of some of the other definitions. Not strictly a flake8 failure but I think it looks neater and more readable.