Solar Energy- The energy produced by the sun.
Sounder- A special kind of radiometer that measures changes in atmospheric temperature with height, as well as the content of various chemical species in the atmosphere at various levels.
Solar Energy- The energy produced by the sun.
Solstice- The time of year when the sun is the farthest north or the farthest south (about June 21 and December 21).
Squall Line- A line of thunderstorms that forms along a front.
solar constant The rate at which solar energy is received just outside the Earth's atmosphere on a surface that is normal to the incident radiation and at the mean distance of the Earth from the sun. The current value is 0.140 watt/cm2.
the full potential for using solar energy is realised;
air drainage patterns carry pollutants away from residential areas;
city-dwellers enjoy improved levels of climatic comfort; and ...
The instrument compares the solar energy at two wavelengths in the absorption band of ozone by permitting the radiation of each to fall alternately upon a photocell.
Percent Possible Sunshine Percent possible sunshine is a standard climate measurement made at National Weather Service Offices, but it is often misunderstood as a indicator of solar energy.
In fact, most of the incoming solar energy actually passes right through the atmosphere. However, as the land absorbs this energy, heat is radiated back into the atmosphere (from the earth), warming the overlying air.
Diffused - Light Solar energy is scattered and reflected in the atmosphere and reaches Earth's surface in the form of diffuse blue light from the sky.
Thermosphere - The highest layer in the atmosphere, where atoms absorb solar energy resulting in warming of the air to as high as 3,600 F.
Tropopause - A thin boundary layer between the troposphere and the stratosphere.
INSOLATION - Influx of solar energy and radiation through the atmosphere to the earth's surface. Also called SOLAR INFLUX.
INTERCEPT - The "meeting" of a storm chaser or team of chasers with the storm they were looking for.
The weather is ultimately created by solar energy and the amount of energy received by Neptune is only about 1/900th of that received by Earth, yet the intensity of weather phenomena on Neptune is far greater than on Earth.
The tendency of the Earth's axis to wobble in space over a period of 23,000 years. The Earth's precession is one of the factors that results in the planet receiving different amounts of solar energy over extended periods of time.
Whereas the southern states receive about half the radiant energy from the sun in January that they do in June, the northern states receive only one-quarter to one-third of June's solar energy.
The screen/shield should be positioned over grass (or less preferably, but still acceptable, loose soil), but not compacted soil, tarmac or concrete, as these media absorb and radiate solar energy strongly, and affect the readings quite significantly.
Most solar energy finally escapes from a thin layer of the Sun's atmosphere called the photosphere--the part of the Sun observable to the naked eye. The sun appears to have been active for 4.
 See also: Energy, Heat, Weather, Force, Climate
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