Frequency distributions of illuminance in relation to solar altitude are derived from a survey of available daylight at Nottingham. These empirical functions are used to obtain the cumulative distribution of illuminance for a working year. The values obtained are similar to frequency distributions of illuminance published for Garston and Uccle.
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