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The PVSPEC model for the spectral mismatch factor was recently merged (#2072) but an alternative parameterisation of the mismatch factor as a function of air mass and clear sky index is available, namely the JRC model. I think providing pvlib users with a choice of model would be a valuable enhancement.
Describe the solution you'd like
Implement JRC model using the PVSPEC function as a template.
Additional context
Some questions:
- Citation for the clear sky model in the JRC publication is:
"K. Scharmer and J. Greif (eds.), “The European Solar Radiation Atlas, Vol 2: Database and Exploitation Software”, Presses de l’École des Mines, Paris (2000)"
and
"M. Šúri and J. Hofierka. “A new GIS-based solar radiation model and its application to photovoltaic assessments”, Transactions in GIS, 8 (2004), pp. 175-190".
In the PVSPEC paper and the pvlib implementation:
"Rigollier, C., Bauer, O. and Wald, L., 2000. On the clear sky model of the ESRA—European Solar Radiation Atlas—with respect to the Heliosat method. Solar Energy, 68(1), pp.33-48.".
I think these are the same ESRA model (?) ---if so, which citation should I use?
- As far as I can tell, the model used to estimate air mass is not stated, nor whether it is relative or absolute air mass. In the docs, would it suffice just to write something like "the model used to estimate the air mass (denoted AM) is not stated." ?
This issue links to my GSoC project (#2065) and this issue #1950