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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. meteorology and climatology
  3. weather
  4. meteorological parameters
  5. solar radiation
  6. direct solar radiation
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. meteorology and climatology
  3. weather
  4. meteorological parameters
  5. solar radiation
  6. direct solar radiation

Preferred term

direct solar radiation

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The solar radiation that passes through the atmosphere and reaches Earth directly without any absorption or scattering by the atmospheric particulates or molecules.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • beam solar radiation
  • direct beam solar radiation

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/324574

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