Direct solar radiation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000715",
  "term": "Direct solar radiation",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definitions": [
    "Solar radiation that travels in a straight line from the sun to the Earth's surface without being scattered or absorbed by atmospheric constituents. This component of solar radiation casts sharp shadows and is a primary source of energy for heating the Earth's surface. Its intensity is measured by a pyrheliometer.",
    "The component of solar radiation received by the earth's surface only from the direction of the sun's disk (i.e. it has not been reflected, refracted or scattered)."
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "diffuse sky radiation",
    "global radiation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/direct-solar-radiation/"
}