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  • Shortwave stations have generally been government operations, designed to show a certain face to the world — they have been remarkably alike in their somber (and untrustworthy) approach.

    Radio Free Everywhere 2007

  • Unfortunately the Shortwave will not be off-limits to the Democrats...

    The Fairness Doctrine Returns. It Just Won’t Be Called That. - Erick’s blog - RedState 2009

  • Shortwave stations have generally been government operations, designed to show a certain face to the world — they have been remarkably alike in their somber (and untrustworthy) approach.

    Radio Free Everywhere 2007

  • • Receive local AM/FM plus hundreds of channels worldwide with the Shortwave tuner

    Archive 2008-03-01 Thatsnews 2008

  • '' 'Figure 8: Average Net Shortwave Radiation at the Earth's Surface: January 1984-1991 (K*)' '' -- Highest values occur along the subtropical oceans of the Southern Hemisphere.

    Earth's energy balance 2008

  • Shortwave - radio frequencies (from 1.605 to 30 MHz) that fall above the commercial broadcast band and are used for communication over long distances.

    Notes and Definitions 2008

  • '' 'Figure 9: Average Net Shortwave Radiation at the Earth's Surface: July 1983-1990 (K*)' '' -- Highest values occur over the subtropical oceans of the Northern Hemisphere due to high solar input and little cloud coverage.

    Earth's energy balance 2008

  • Danger Mouse is an in-demand producer who's careful when selecting projects: In addition to contributing to "Modern Guilt," he's worked on recent releases by the Black Keys, the Shortwave Set and Martina Topley-Bird.

    Beck in a Gloomy Mood 2008

  • Shortwave radiation from the sun enters the surface-atmosphere system of the Earth and is ultimately returned to space as longwave radiation (because the Earth is cooler than the sun).

    Earth's energy balance 2008

  • The Global Shortwave Radiation Cascade (Figure 6) describes the relative amounts (based on 100 units available at the top of the atmosphere) of shortwave radiation partitioned to various atmospheric processes as it passes through the atmosphere.

    Earth's energy balance 2008

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