Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (5th Edition)
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Author: Colleen Belk, Virginia Borden Maier
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 16, Problem 4LTB
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Solar irradiance is the combined duration in which the radiant energy is discharged into the surrounding environment at that time. This assimilated solar irradiance is known as solar exposure, solar irradiation, insolation, or solar insolation.
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