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Shortwave radiation
Shortwave radiation
is a term used to describe the radiant energy emitted by the
sun
in the
visible
and near-ultraviolet wavelengths (between about 0.1 and 2
micrometers
). Compare this to
longwave radiation
.
External Links
National Science Digital Library - Shortwave radiation
(
http://www.nsdl.arm.gov/Library/glossary.shtml#Shortwave_radiation
)
Measuring Solar Radiation: The Solar Infrared Radiation Station (SIRS)
(
http://avc.comm.nsdlib.org/cgi-bin/wiki_grade_interface.pl?Measuring_Solar_Radiation
). A lesson plan that deals with shortwave radiation from the SIRS instrument.
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