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Which method does Elements use to split global solar radiation into direct and diffuse?

Hello everyone! I'm Giandomenico, and I am a master student in Building Engineering at Politecnico di Bari. For my master thesis project I need to develop an EPW file of Bari. I have already gathered weather data but unfortunately, I have only global solar radiation. I've tried to split it, using Watanabe method but I've found some issues. So I have seen that Elements has its own equation to split global solar into direct and diffuse. Does anyone know what these equations are? Thank you in advance for answering me!

Which method does Elements use to split global solar radiation into direct and diffuse?

Hello everyone! I'm Giandomenico, and I am a master student in Building Engineering at Politecnico di Bari. For my master thesis project I need to develop an EPW file of Bari. I have already gathered weather data but unfortunately, I have only global solar radiation. I've tried to split it, using Watanabe method but I've found some issues. So I have seen that Elements has its own equation to split global solar into direct and diffuse. Does anyone know what these equations are? Thank you in advance for answering me!