irradiance
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- noun
- /ɪˈreɪdiəns/
- Specialized
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irradiancia
- Our functional and morphological results indicate that the wavelength and the SPD, rather than total light irradiance, are crucial risk factors that contribute to photochemical retinal injury.
- solar irradiance
- irradiance levels
- variations in irradiance
Examples
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The beam of light incident on the objective lens usually has a Gaussian electric field (or irradiance) profile.
Academic text (1996) -
At the mid-latitudes, the daily solar irradiance follows a near-perfect sinusoidal pattern for the yearly cycle.
Blog text (27) -
And it's intuitive that the image irradiance goes as the inverse square of the F stop.
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The peak in March tends to morph with the irradiance peak due to the orbital factor in January.
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Effectively, variations in growth irradiance are comparable to variations in inorganic carbon supply.
Academic text (1993) -
When these weighting factors are combined with the measured spectral irradiance of the source, an effective irradiance is determined.
Academic text (1998) -
We present evidence for long-term drift in solar UV irradiance, which is not found in its commonly used proxies.
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The differences between the irradiances from a fully clouded sky and a clear sky can be used to quantify the clouds' opposing effects.
Academic text (2012) -
At perihelion, the maximum available irradiance is 717 W/m², while at aphelion the maximum is 493 W/m².
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The solar panel's efficiency depends on the level of irradiance it receives during the day.
Synonyms
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The amount of light in a place or on a surface
The amount of light that falls on a surface
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Irradiance comes from Latin parts in- 'on' and radiare 'to shine' and shares the same root as radiate and the English word 'ray'. So irradiance means how much light is shining on or falling onto a surface.