insolation
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- amount of solar radiation received on a given body or in a given area.
NCDC National Climatic Data Center - Cite This Source - This Definition - Insolation 1) Exposure of an object to the Sun. 2) Intensity of incoming solar radiation incident on a unit horizontal surface at a specific level.
NSIDC - Cite This Source - This Definition - Absorption of radiation, Heat balance of the Earth-atmosphere system, Mount Pinatubo, Photovoltaic and solar thermal energy, radiation, Solar energy, Solar Radiation, solar variability, ultraviolet radiation, Ultraviolet Radiation (UV)