Solar radiation

Earth's radiation

Description

The distribution and intensity of light produced from the sun. Solar radiation can range in color temperature (Northern hemisphere) from 5000 K in the winter to 7000 K in the summer.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Sonnenstrahlung (Deut.); rayonnement solaire (Fr.); sunlight; sunshine

Authority

• ASTM, Standard Terminology Relating to Natural and Artificial Weathering Tests of Nonmetallic Materials, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Section 14, General Methods and Instrumentation, ASTM, G113, 1371-1373, Sep-94

• Book and Paper Group, Paper Conservation Catalog, AIC, 1984, 1989

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000