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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR RADIATION

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SOLAR RADIATION  

DEFINITION

  • Solar radiation is the total electromagnetic radiation emitted by the Sun. Also could include insolation, direct solar radiation, diffuse radiation, solar irradiance, and shortwave radiation.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2019-03-13 08:57:28.0 [tstevens] update Definition (Solar radiation is the total electromagnetic radiation emitted by the Sun. Also could include insolation, direct solar radiation, diffuse radiation, solar irradiance, and shortwave radiation.); update Definition (WMO. 1966. International Meteorological Vocabulary. WMO/OMM/BMO, No. 182. TP. 91., Switzerland. Huschke, R.E., ed. 1959. Glossary of Meteorology, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. ); insert WeightedRelation (id: null related concept uuid: 0f583845-c39e-471d-a590-8212a4358e1e relationship type: null relationship value: null generated by: null);
  • 2019-04-02 14:57:09.0 [tstevens] removed keyword relatopnship delete WeightedRelation (null);

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