the rate at which radiant solar energy is received at the outer layer of the earth''s atmosphere
The solar constant, a measure of flux density, is the amount of incoming solar electromagnetic radiation per unit area that would be incident on a plane perpendicular to the rays, at a distance of one astronomical unit (AU) (roughly the mean distance from the Sun to the Earth). When solar irradiance is measured on the outer surface of Earth's atmosphere,Satellite observations of total solar irradiance the measurements can be adjusted using the inverse square law to infer the magnitude of solar irradiance at one AU and deduce the solar constant.
例句与用法
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Global changes of the heatbalance between the sun and the earth are influenced by variations in the solar constant . 太阳和地球间热平衡的全球性变化是太阳常数的变化引起的。
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Standard solar constant and zero air mass solar spectral irradiance tables 标准太阳能常数和气团起始阳光能光谱辐照表