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

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INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION  

DEFINITION

  • In general, solar radiation received at the earth's surface. The amount of direct solar radiation incident upon a unit horizontal surface at a specific level on or above the surface of the earth. Incoming solar radiation is solar radiation that has not been scattered or absorbed.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2019-03-13 08:58:46.0 [tstevens] update Definition (In general, solar radiation received at the earth's surface. The amount of direct solar radiation incident upon a unit horizontal surface at a specific level on or above the surface of the earth. Incoming solar radiation is solar radiation that has not been scattered or absorbed.); update Definition (Adapted from the American Meteorological Society Glossary of Meteorology. "http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/" ); insert WeightedRelation (id: null related concept uuid: 0f583845-c39e-471d-a590-8212a4358e1e relationship type: null relationship value: null generated by: null);
  • 2019-04-02 14:56:16.0 [tstevens] removed relationship delete WeightedRelation (null);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/6b3be650-6625-40b5-9b40-9e7c8a9fd336

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