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Sunlight (redirect from Sun radiation)atmosphere as daylight when the Sun is above the horizon. When direct solar radiation is not blocked by clouds, it is experienced as sunshine, a combination...52 KB (5,643 words) - 17:08, 25 June 2024
Solar irradiance is the power per unit area (surface power density) received from the Sun in the form of electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range...58 KB (7,014 words) - 17:18, 23 August 2024
Diffuse sky radiation is solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface after having been scattered from the direct solar beam by molecules or particulates...19 KB (1,964 words) - 14:43, 1 September 2024
solar radiation that strikes it and stores it for nighttime use. Unlike a direct gain system, the thermal storage wall system provides passive solar heating...76 KB (10,399 words) - 21:14, 29 April 2024
dewpoint, and atmospheric pressure. It is white in color to reflect direct solar radiation. It was designed by Thomas Stevenson (1818–1887), a Scottish civil...7 KB (788 words) - 16:51, 10 September 2024
Solar radiation modification (SRM), also known as solar radiation management, or solar geoengineering, refers to a range of approaches to limit global...102 KB (10,656 words) - 23:33, 7 September 2024
constant. Solar radiation pressure is due to the Sun's radiation at closer distances, thus especially within the Solar System. (The radiation pressure...40 KB (5,289 words) - 15:21, 14 July 2024
while temperature and humidity measurements are kept free from direct solar radiation, or insolation. Manual observations are taken at least once daily...21 KB (2,130 words) - 15:21, 7 September 2024
Magnetized Sphere with Application to Solar Radiation". Arkiv för Matematik, Astronomi och Fysik. 28A (6): 1–9. "The Day the Solar Wind Disappeared". NASA Science...55 KB (6,593 words) - 20:25, 8 September 2024
instrument that can measure direct beam solar irradiance. Sunlight enters the instrument through a window and is directed onto a thermopile which converts...3 KB (255 words) - 21:11, 14 May 2024
A solar flare is a relatively intense, localized emission of electromagnetic radiation in the Sun's atmosphere. Flares occur in active regions and are...49 KB (5,229 words) - 18:40, 15 August 2024- design taking this radiation absorption approach. Direct solar heating involves exposing the propellant directly to solar radiation. The rotating bed concept...13 KB (1,552 words) - 20:14, 22 August 2023
advantages are global". The Earth receives 174 petawatts (PW) of incoming solar radiation (insolation) at the upper atmosphere. Approximately 30% is reflected...75 KB (8,960 words) - 13:57, 12 August 2024
trough power plants use a curved, mirrored trough which reflects the direct solar radiation onto a glass tube containing a fluid (also called a receiver, absorber...71 KB (8,376 words) - 23:02, 9 September 2024
More specifically, it is a flux density measuring mean solar electromagnetic radiation (total solar irradiance) per unit area. It is measured on a surface...13 KB (1,763 words) - 18:51, 30 April 2024
A solar balloon is a balloon that gains buoyancy when the air inside is heated by solar radiation, usually with the help of black or dark balloon material...13 KB (1,581 words) - 18:20, 26 July 2024
Type II civilization could use a 450 million kilometer device to direct solar radiation and thus be able to impart a kinetic motion to its star that deviates...140 KB (16,693 words) - 16:07, 14 September 2024
while temperature and humidity measurements are kept free from direct solar radiation, or insolation. Manual observations are taken at least once daily...11 KB (1,324 words) - 11:25, 17 September 2023
Lunar eclipse (section Lunar versus solar eclipse)distinctive parts: the umbra and penumbra. Earth totally occludes direct solar radiation within the umbra, the central region of the shadow. However, since...27 KB (2,928 words) - 00:51, 9 September 2024
hemispherical solar and direct solar radiation, is an ISO standard for the classification of pyranometers and pyrheliometers. "ISO 9060:1990 Solar energy —...806 bytes (54 words) - 16:42, 15 April 2021
- temperature, most solar radiation is in the short wavelengths of thermal radiation— much of it is visible light. A small part of the shortwave radiation is absorbed
- spacecraft or planet so as to reduce solar insolation and cool the target object by diverting or reducing the Sun's radiation. Light can be diverted by alternative
- Solar radiation can be converted into useful energy directly by using a solar collector to heat water. This can be used to provide hot water for direct use