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Penumbra

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002012

In solar-terrestrial terms, the sunspot area that may surround the darker umbra or umbrae. It consists of linear bright and dark elements radial from the sunspot umbra.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002012
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002012",
  "term": "Penumbra",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "In solar-terrestrial terms, the sunspot area that may surround the darker umbra or umbrae. It consists of linear bright and dark elements radial from the sunspot umbra.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/penumbra/"
}

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