Available with Spatial Analyst license.
Summary
Defines a year, using monthly intervals, to perform solar caclulations.
Discussion
This object can be used in the following tools: Area Solar Radiation, Points Solar Radiation, and Solar Radiation Graphics.
If the {each_interval} option is set in the tool parameter, then output files will be created for each month; otherwise, a single output will be created for the whole year.
Syntax
TimeWholeYear ({year})| Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
year | The Julian year. (The default value is the current Julian year) | Long |
Properties
| Property | Explanation | Data Type |
| year (Read and Write) | The Julian year. | Long |
Code Sample
TimeWholeYear example 1 (Python window)
Demonstrates how to create a TimeWholeYear class and use it in the AreaSolarRadiation tool within the Python window.
import arcpy
from arcpy import env
from arcpy.sa import *
env.workspace = "C:/sapyexamples/data"
outAreaSolar = AreaSolarRadiation("solar_dem", "", "", TimeWholeYear(2008))
outAreaSolar.save("C:/sapyexamples/output/areasolartwy")
TimeWholeYear example 2 (stand-alone script)
Calculates the incoming solar radiation with the AreaSolarRadiation tool using the TimeWholeYear class.
# Name: TimeWholeYear_Ex_02.py
# Description: Execute AreaSolarRadiation using the TimeWholeYear object
# Requirements: Spatial Analyst Extension
# Import system modules
import arcpy
from arcpy import env
from arcpy.sa import *
# Set environment settings
env.workspace = "C:/sapyexamples/data"
# Set local variables
inRaster = "solar_dem"
# Create a TimeWholeYear Object
year = 2004
myTimeWholeYear = TimeWholeYear(year)
# Check out the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst extension license
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("Spatial")
# Execute AreaSolarRadiation
outAreaSolar = AreaSolarRadiation(inRaster, "", 200, myTimeWholeYear, 14, 0.5,
"NOINTERVAL", 1, "FROM_DEM", 32, 8, 8,
"UNIFORM_SKY", 0.3, 0.5)
# Save the output
outAreaSolar.save("C:/sapyexamples/output/mysolarout")