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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > atmospheric sciences > meteorology and climatology > weather > meteorological parameters > solar radiation > direct solar radiation
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > atmospheric sciences > meteorology and climatology > weather > meteorological parameters > solar radiation > direct solar radiation
Preferred Term:

direct solar radiation

Definition:
The solar radiation that passes through the atmosphere and reaches Earth directly without any absorption or scattering by the atmospheric particulates or molecules.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
solar radiation
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • direct beam solar radiation
  • beam solar radiation
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/324574
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RDF/XMLCreated 2018-09-21, last modified 2018-11-14