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This concept has been deprecated.

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downwelling_spectral_radiative_flux_in_sea_water  

Definition

  • Downwelling radiation is radiation from above. It does not mean 'net downward'. 'spectral' means per unit wavelength or as a function of wavelength; spectral quantities are sometimes called 'monochromatic'. Radiation wavelength has standard name radiation_wavelength. When thought of as being incident on a surface, a radiative flux is sometimes called 'irradiance'. In addition, it is identical with the quantity measured by a cosine-collector light-meter and sometimes called 'vector irradiance'. In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, 'flux' implies per unit area, called 'flux density' in physics.

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  • deprecated

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https://vocab.met.no/CFSTDN/downwelling_spectral_radiative_flux_in_sea_water

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