Hi Alex_K,
Thank you for the suggestion. We are evaluating options for a snow model that we hope to include in a future version of SAM.
You may be interested in an NREL report that was published earlier today describing analysis we did to compare results from SAM's photovoltaic models to measured data from installed systems. One of the findings involves the issue of snow cover. The report is available from the
Case Studies and Validation page
.
Tomorrow, the report's primary author will present a summary of the analysis in a webinar. If you would like to participate in the webinar and have an opportunity to ask questions about the study, please
register
, or, if you miss it, after the webinar you can view a recording from the link toward the bottom of the
Learning page
.
Best regards,
Paul.