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Solar constant

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-002119

The average amount of solar radiation that reaches the earth's upper atmosphere on a surface perpendicular to the sun's rays; equal to 1353 Watts per square meter or 492 Btu per square foot.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-002119
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-002119",
  "term": "Solar constant",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "The average amount of solar radiation that reaches the earth's upper atmosphere on a surface perpendicular to the sun's rays; equal to 1353 Watts per square meter or 492 Btu per square foot.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/solar-constant/"
}

Record 2,119 of 2,515 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.