From 6d4c7913dc366180ec4fe7a2424b2748bb3d19f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kumaradityaapril Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:38:02 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] DOC: use longwave terminology in Fainman radiative model --- pvlib/temperature.py | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/pvlib/temperature.py b/pvlib/temperature.py index cb487ee77b..0fdfc12529 100644 --- a/pvlib/temperature.py +++ b/pvlib/temperature.py @@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ def faiman_rad(poa_global, temp_air, wind_speed=1.0, ir_down=None, speed at module height used to determine NOCT. [m/s] ir_down : numeric, default 0.0 - Downwelling infrared radiation from the sky, measured on a horizontal + Downwelling longwave (thermal) radiation from the sky, measured on a horizontal surface. [W/m^2] u0 : numeric, default 25.0 @@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ def faiman_rad(poa_global, temp_air, wind_speed=1.0, ir_down=None, [unitless] emissivity : numeric, default 0.88 - Infrared emissivity of the module surface facing the sky. The default + Longwave (thermal) emissivity of the module surface facing the sky. The default value represents the middle of a range of values found in the literature. [unitless]