Concept information
Preferred term
solar constant
Definition(s)
- The amount of solar radiation in all wavelengths received per unit of time per unit of area on a theoretical surface perpendicular to the Sun's rays and at Earth's mean distance from the Sun. Its mean value is 1367.7 W m⁻² or 1.37 × 106 erg sec⁻¹ cm⁻². In other words, the solar constant is the mean solar irradiance on the outer atmosphere when the Sun and Earth are spaced at 1 astronomical unit. (An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, by M. Heydari-Malayeri, https://dictionary.obspm.fr/index.php?formSearchTextfield=solar+constant&formSubmit=Search&showAll=1)
Broader concept(s)
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-PFFL228D-2
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