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Subject: Insolation
Category: Science > Earth Sciences
Asked by: mattchapman-ga
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Posted: 04 Sep 2006 16:31 PDT
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Question ID: 762213
Insolation is-
a) The amount of intercepted solar radiation that reaches the upper atmosphere
b) The amount of solar radiation that reflected into the upper atmosphere
c) The amount of solar radiation absorbed at the Earths surface
d) The amount of intercepted solar radiation that reaches the Earths surface
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Subject: Re: Insolation
Answered By: politicalguru-ga on 04 Sep 2006 23:52 PDT
 
Dear Matt, 

"Insolation is the incoming solar radiation that reaches a planet and
its atmosphere or, by extension, any object exposed to solar rays,
such as a spacecraft or building."
(SOURCE: Wikipedia, Insolation, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insolation>). 

That is, (d). 

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