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The amount of solar radiation received in an area of fixed size in space (outside Earth's atmosphere) and at right angles to the Sun (about 1370 watts per square meter at the top of the atmosphere) is
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The amount of solar radiation received in an area of fixed size in space (outside Earth's atmosphere) and at right angles to the Sun (about 1370 watts per square meter at the top of the atmosphere) is called what?

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Solar Constant

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The solar constant is the average solar irradiance per unit area and its measured to a surface perpendicular to such radiation.

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