insolation

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It would correspond to maximum insolation, which is roughly 1,000 watts / m

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  1. noun The act or an instance of exposing to sunlight.
  2. noun Therapeutic exposure to sunlight.
  3. noun See sunstroke.

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  • I was informed that in three days the fruit would be ready for pounding and boiling; and that the butter thus manufactured is preferable to that which is prepared from the fruit dried in the sun, especially in the rainy season, when the process by insolation is always tedious, and oftentimes ineffectual. —  Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa
  • Gerlich & Tscheuschner claim and support their claims that the IPCC modeling approach assumes an invalid physical model for the insolation and radiation of heat from the Earth and an invalid physical model for radiation among gas molecules. —  RealClimate
  • Further, it goes without saying that the radiation balance, i.e., insolation (solar irradiation), energy absorption and back radiation by the Earth, plays a crucial role and cannot be omitted, which means that even the Earth itself is not a closed system. classical mechanics, that predicts the characteristics of the climate and of which the truth is accepted by all climatologists. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • Reliable data for site-specific solar radiation (insolation) is critical to estimating solar capabilities. —  The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future
  • Fortunately, a massive database for insolation is posted on the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) website. —  The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future
 

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  1. = French insolation = Spanish insolacion = Portuguese insolação, from Latin insolatio(n-), from insolare, place in the sun: see insolate.
 

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/ɪnsəˈleɪʃən/
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