Solar Irradiance

Solar irradiance may refer to:

  • Sunlight, electromagnetic radiation produced by the Sun
  • Irradiance of sunlight; power per unit area on the Earth's surface
  • Insolation, solar radiation energy per unit area during a given time
    • Direct insolation, insolation which reaches a location on Earth after absorption and scattering in the atmosphere
  • Total solar irradiance (TSI), the amount of solar radiative energy incident on the Earth's upper atmosphere

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