irradiance
noun
ir·ra·di·ance
i-ˈrā-dē-ən(t)s 
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: the density of radiation incident on a given surface usually expressed in watts per square centimeter or square meter
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Texas, however, is expected to see the biggest impact, losing up to 16% of their daily irradiance, or solar energy, according to Cutcher.
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Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2024
As a result, solar irradiance is up to 7 percent higher in the southern hemisphere than the northern.
—Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023
This could also help explain why other areas of high elevation, such as the Himalayas, don’t experience such intense bursts of solar irradiance.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2023
On average, the solar irradiance on the plateau is around 308 watts per square meter, still the highest worldwide.
—Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023
That’s because the sun’s rays or solar irradiance, is still transmitted to the earth — basically the sunlight is diffused around the clouds.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
Because cheap renewable energy is now available everywhere, hundreds of thousands of new net jobs created annually by a CES would accrue across the country, not just in areas with high wind speeds like the Great Plains or high solar irradiance like the Southwest.
—Forbes, 10 June 2021
The biggest factor that impacts solar panels is the incoming irradiance, or the output of light energy from the sun.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Feb. 2023
The satellite is equipped with space weather tools like a particle flux sensor, solar irradiance monitor and a magnetometer, Sullivan said.
—Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2022
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Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2024
As a result, solar irradiance is up to 7 percent higher in the southern hemisphere than the northern.
—Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023
This could also help explain why other areas of high elevation, such as the Himalayas, don’t experience such intense bursts of solar irradiance.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2023
On average, the solar irradiance on the plateau is around 308 watts per square meter, still the highest worldwide.
—Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023
That’s because the sun’s rays or solar irradiance, is still transmitted to the earth — basically the sunlight is diffused around the clouds.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
Because cheap renewable energy is now available everywhere, hundreds of thousands of new net jobs created annually by a CES would accrue across the country, not just in areas with high wind speeds like the Great Plains or high solar irradiance like the Southwest.
—Forbes, 10 June 2021
The biggest factor that impacts solar panels is the incoming irradiance, or the output of light energy from the sun.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Feb. 2023
The satellite is equipped with space weather tools like a particle flux sensor, solar irradiance monitor and a magnetometer, Sullivan said.
—Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2022
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irradiance
noun
ir·ra·di·ance
ir-ˈād-ē-ən(t)s
: the density of radiation incident on a given surface usually expressed in watts per square centimeter or square meter
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