Preferred Label : solar radiation;
Detailed label : solar radiation in atmospheric chemistry;
IUPAC definition : The electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun. The total range of wavelengths of
light emitted by the sun (99.9% in the range from 150 to 4000 nm) is filtered on entering
the earth's atmosphere, largely through the absorption by oxygen, ozone, water vapour
and carbon dioxide. Near sea level only light of wavelengths longer than about 290
nm is present. The light from 290-400 nm is effective in inducing important photochemical
processes since absorption by the important trace gases, ozone, nitrogen dioxide,
aldehydes, ketones, etc., is significant in this region.;
Origin ID : S05730;
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The electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun. The total range of wavelengths of
light emitted by the sun (99.9% in the range from 150 to 4000 nm) is filtered on entering
the earth's atmosphere, largely through the absorption by oxygen, ozone, water vapour
and carbon dioxide. Near sea level only light of wavelengths longer than about 290
nm is present. The light from 290-400 nm is effective in inducing important photochemical
processes since absorption by the important trace gases, ozone, nitrogen dioxide,
aldehydes, ketones, etc., is significant in this region.
