solar radiation

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insolation

incident solar radiation

flare, solar flare

a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference

solar prominence

large eruptions of luminous hydrogen gas that rise thousands of kilometers above the chromosphere

solar wind

a stream of protons moving radially from the sun

Type of:

radiation

energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles