Table 1 Ambient illuminance values with and without snow at the same range of solar altitude angles range.

From: Effects of snow cover on urban light climate environment in the high latitudes of northeast China

Range of solar altitude angle

Without snow

With snow

Difference

− 5°–0°

14.070

113.173

99.103

0°–5°

698.511

3158.969

2460.458

5°–10°

2118.444

11,017.842

8899.398

10°–15°

3661.111

19,548.568

15,887.457

15°–20°

4616.666

25,639.474

21,022.807

20°–25°

4817.333

26,880.877

22,063.544

25°–30°

5803.889

27,668.246

21,864.357

20°–25°

5303.556

26,039.649

20,736.093

15°–20°

3372.444

23,008.947

19,636.503

10°–15°

1822.767

15,734.579

13,911.812

5°–10°

334.903

6149.930

5815.026

0°–5°

0.169

136.313

136.144

Average value

2713.655

15,424.714

12,711.059