日照时长随地理纬度及季节的变化关系.pdfVIP

Sustainable Energy 可持续能源, 2014, 4, 41-50 Published Online August 2014 in Hans. /journal/se /10.12677/se.2014.44007 Analysis of the Variation of Photoperiod with Latitude and Season * Zhongxian Yuan , Feng Xin, Chunxu Du Environment and Energy Engineering College, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing * Email: zxyuan@ th th th Received: Jul. 15 , 2014; revised: Jul. 28 , 2014; accepted: Aug. 12 , 2014 Copyright © 2014 by authors and Hans Publishers Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). /licenses/by/4.0/ Abstract An analysis is conducted of the relation of the photoperiod on the earth with its rotation and rev- olution. The seasonal change of the photoperiod is also interpreted based on the mutual relation. Furthermore, upon analyzing the geometrical sun-earth relation as well as the day and night change on the earth, a formula is established to describe the relationship of the photoperiod and the observation location for any time of the year. With this formula, the seasonal and the geo- graphical variation of the photoperiod can be predicted, and the phenomenon of the polar day and the polar night can be well interpreted. Finally, the formula has been applied to discuss the mean photoperiod of some representative cities in China in January and July. The prediction accuracy of the formula is evaluated upon comparing the calculated value of the photoperiod to the true value of Beijing. Keywords Photoperiod, Solar Altitude, Solar Declination, Season Change, Beijing 日照时长随地理纬度及季节的变化关系 * 苑中显 ，辛 凤，杜春旭 北京工业大学环