Main Page
|
See live article
|
Alphabetical index
Sunlight
Sunlight
in the broad sense is the total
spectrum
of
electromagnetic radiation
given off by the
Sun
(the star
Sol
).
Alternatives:
Just the visible
light
.
The
solar radiation
as filtered through the
Earth's atmosphere
. The latter varies at different places and at different times due to
climatic
or other conditions. If not much is blocked it is called
sunshine
.
Just the visible light in the latter.
See also:
Color temperature
,
Ozone hole
.