@@ -614,10 +614,11 @@ def isotropic(surface_tilt, dhi):
614614 I_{d} = DHI \frac{1 + \cos\beta}{2}
615615
616616 Hottel and Woertz's model treats the sky as a uniform source of
617- diffuse irradiance. Thus the diffuse irradiance from the sky (ground
617+ diffuse irradiance. Thus, the diffuse irradiance from the sky (ground
618618 reflected irradiance is not included in this algorithm) on a tilted
619619 surface can be found from the diffuse horizontal irradiance and the
620- tilt angle of the surface.
620+ tilt angle of the surface. A discussion of the origin of the
621+ isotropic model can be found in [2]_.
621622
622623 Parameters
623624 ----------
@@ -636,14 +637,16 @@ def isotropic(surface_tilt, dhi):
636637
637638 References
638639 ----------
639- .. [1] Loutzenhiser P.G. et. al. "Empirical validation of models to
640+ .. [1] Loutzenhiser P.G. et al. "Empirical validation of models to
640641 compute solar irradiance on inclined surfaces for building energy
641642 simulation" 2007, Solar Energy vol. 81. pp. 254-267
643+ :doi:`10.1016/j.solener.2006.03.009`
642644
643- .. [2] Hottel, H.C., Woertz, B.B., 1942. Evaluation of flat-plate solar
644- heat collector. Trans. ASME 64, 91.
645+ .. [2] Kamphuis, N.R. et al. "Perspectives on the origin, derivation,
646+ meaning, and significance of the isotropic sky model" 2020, Solar
647+ Energy vol. 201. pp. 8-12
648+ :doi:`10.1016/j.solener.2020.02.067`
645649 '''
646-
647650 sky_diffuse = dhi * (1 + tools .cosd (surface_tilt )) * 0.5
648651
649652 return sky_diffuse
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