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variable group > atmospheric state variables > downward solar light flux density
variable > downward solar light flux density

PREFERRED TERM

downward solar light flux density  

DEFINITION

  • Solar flux is the downwlling solar irradiance in the shortwave spectral range (typically 0.3–4.0 µm, or as defined by the instrument) incident on the Earth’s surface per unit area, expressed in watts per square meter (W m⁻²). It is the sum of direct and diffuse solar radiation and is often referred to as global radiation or global irradiance.

ENTRY TERMS

  • downwelling shortwave flux
  • solar flux

CONSTRAINT

OBSERVATION MATRIX

OBJECT OF INTEREST

OBSERVED PROPERTY

URI

https://vocabulary.actris.nilu.no/actris_vocab/downwardsolarlightfluxdensity

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