insolation
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Many scientists assume that insolation flux, the amount of energy Venus receives from the sun, caused a runaway greenhouse situation that ruined the planet.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024
Reduce insolation by just 1 percent and you reduce heating by 3 degrees Celsius.
From Slate • Aug. 5, 2023
Harden blossomed into an insolation superstar in Houston but has largely deferred to Embiid with the Sixers.
From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2023
Harden blossomed into an insolation superstar in Houston but has largely deferred to reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid with the Sixers.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023
The heat and light, or more accurately, the radiant energy of the sun, the full significance of which is probably not thoroughly understood, we term, for convenience, insolation.
From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)