Solar radiation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-026037",
  "term": "Solar radiation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Solar Radiation",
  "definition": "1. Solar radiation is heat energy from the sun, including the infrared, visible, and ultraviolet wavelengths. For heat island mitigation purposes, solar radiation is measured by American Society for Testing and Materials Standard E 1918, which provides for in-field use of a pyrometer to measure incoming and outgoing radiation.\n\n2. Radiation emitted by the Sun. It is also referred to as short-wave radiation. Solar radiation has a distinctive range of wavelengths (spectrum) determined by the temperature of the Sun. See ultraviolet radiation, infrared radiation, radiation.\n\n3. Energy from the Sun. Also referred to as short-wave radiation. Of importance to the climate system, solar radiation includes ultra-violet radiation, visible radiation, and infrared radiation.\n\n4. Energy received from the sun is solar radiation. The energy comes in many forms, such as visible light (that which we can see with our eyes). Other forms of radiation include radio waves, heat (infrared), ultraviolet waves, and x-rays. These forms are categorized within the electromagnetic spectrum.\n\n5. The radiation received from the sun and emitted in the spectral wavelengths less than 4 «m.\n\n6. A general term for the visible and near visible (ultraviolet and near-infrared) electromagnetic radiation that is emitted by the sun. It has a spectral, or wavelength, distribution that corresponds to different energy levels; short wavelength radiation has a higher energy than long-wavelength radiation.\n\n7. Radiation emitted by the Sun. It is also referred to as short-wave radiation. Solar radiation has a distinctive range of wavelengths (spectrum) determined by the temperature of the Sun.",
  "subject": "Environmental events",
  "references": [
    "Heat Island Effect Glossary",
    "Glossary of Climate Change Terms",
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions",
    "NOAA Climate Program Office Glossary",
    "NASA Sustainable Development Indicators Glossary",
    "DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Glossary of Energy-Related Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/solar-radiation/"
}