Shortwave Radiation Flux
Shortwave flux is a result of specular and diffuse reflection of incident shortwave radiation by the underlying surface Kantha, L.H.; Clayson, Carol (2000). Small Scale Processes in geophysical fluid flow. San Diego: Academic Press . This shortwave radiation, as solar radiation, can have a profound impact on certain biophysical processes of vegetation, such as canopy photosynthesis and land surface energy budgets, by being absorbed into the soil and canopies.
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