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Solar irradiance

Solar irradiance is the power per unit area (surface power density) received from the Sun in the form of electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range of the measuring instrument. Solar irradiance is measured in watts per square metre (W/m2) in SI units.

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related to Types · 21
Solar irradiance → AU, BHI, DHI, Diffuse, Direct, DirHI, DNI, Earth, Earth's, For, GHI, Global, GTI, It, Losses, Sun, Sun-tracking, The, There, Total
related to External links · 19
Solar irradiance → Archived, Commission- Interactive MapsYesterday's Australian, GIS, Global Solar Atlas, Google Maps Archived, July, MondaySan Francisco Solar MapEuropean, October, Recent, Solar Energyinsol, Solar Radiation MapSolar Radiation, Solar Resource Data, Solargis, Solcast, ToolsNASA Surface, Total Solar Irradiance, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineSMARTS, World Bank
related to Variation · 18
Solar irradiance → Earth, EUV, For, Holocene, However, In, Maunder Minimum, Milankovitch, Obtaining, Some, Sun, The, These, Total, TSI, Ultraviolet, UV, Wm
related to At the top of Earth's atmosphere · 9
Solar irradiance → AU, Because, Earth, Earth's, In, Sun, The, This, W/m2
related to Space · 9
Solar irradiance → American, Climate Experiment, For, Insolation, NASA, Solar, Solar Irradiance Monitors, Solar Radiation, SORCE
measured by · 6
Solar irradiance → Accuracy, All, The, This, TSI, W/m2
related to Global cooling · 4
Solar irradiance → In, Measuring, On, W/m2
is a · 1
Solar irradiance → power per unit area

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Solar irradianceis apower per unit area0.90text
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as in the case of photovoltaic cells or plantsinstance ofcan convert part of the absorbed radiation into another form0.80text
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to determine the expected output.BuildingsIn constructioninstance ofadjusted by factors0.80text
insolation is an important consideration when designing a building for a particular site.The projection effect can be used to design buildings that are cool in summerinstance ofadjusted by factors0.80text
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to determine the expected outputinstance ofadjusted by factors0.80text
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