solar radiation

collocation in English

meaningsofsolarandradiation

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solar
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈsəʊ.lər/
us
/ˈsoʊ.lɚ/
of or from the sun, or using the energy from the sun to produce ...
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radiation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/
us
/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/
a form of energy that comes from a nuclear reaction and that can be very dangerous ...
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(Definition ofsolarandradiationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsolar radiation

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Long-term study ofsolarradiationregimes in a tropical wet forest using quantum sensors and hemispherical photographs.
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Effects ofsolarradiationand feeding time on behavior, immune response and production of lactating ewes under high ambient temperature.
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The weather variables of maximum and minimum temperature, rainfall andsolarradiationwere archived for every crop year.
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Long-term study ofsolarradiationregimes in a tropical wet forest using quantum sensors and hemispherical photography.
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The optical properties of the suspended dust need to be accurately known to quantify the nature and degree of interaction withsolarradiation.
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Therefore, one can speculate that dark barley kernel colour is evolutionarily significant in wild barley as an adaptation to highsolarradiationin xeric areas.
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Conditions just outside the patches are expected to resemble the grassland situation with high evaporation rates presumably induced by highersolarradiation.
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Unlike the wind characteristics,solarradiationnever jumped from one point to another, it moved smoothly up and down in a step-like manner.
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First,solarradiationfrom different orientations through the facades has a substantial effect on the internal environment.
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In temperate regions there are long periods of warm weather with high values ofsolarradiationon the ground in the summer.
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A self-consistent solution of the electromagnetic wave equation and the energy balance equations for electrons and ions (considering thesolarradiation) has been obtained.
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In the southern climate where the sun angle is relatively high, horizontal glazing will receive moresolarradiationin summer than an inclined roof.
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One of the explanations for this improvement is that the maize canopy is not able to intercept all thesolarradiationduring the growth period.
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The combined effect of surface cooling and absorption ofsolarradiationis investigated.
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However, a similar problem has been studied in the absence of incidentsolarradiation.
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Training sets used to develop models included field-specific rainfall,solarradiation, temperature and wind speed as inputs with associated yields as outputs.
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Instead, differences insolarradiationmay explain these patterns.
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Thus, even though they live beneath the surface, they depend on products produced by organisms with access tosolarradiation.
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Clearly the human eye constantly adjusts for variations insolarradiation, something a scientific sensing instrument does not do.
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