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Lambert

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-006848

A CGS unit of luminance, representing the brightness of a surface. One lambert is defined as one lumen per square centimeter per steradian. While not an SI unit, it is sometimes encountered in older meteorological or photometric contexts when discussing the brightness of clouds or atmospheric phenomena.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-006848
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-006848",
  "term": "Lambert",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A CGS unit of luminance, representing the brightness of a surface. One lambert is defined as one lumen per square centimeter per steradian. While not an SI unit, it is sometimes encountered in older meteorological or photometric contexts when discussing the brightness of clouds or atmospheric phenomena.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/lambert/"
}

Record 5,411 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.