The phrase "solar radiative" refers to the energy or radiation that comes from the sun. It describes the electromagnetic waves emitted by the sun, such as light and heat, that travel through space and reach the Earth.
Sentences with «solar radiative»
Other causes, including solar radiative output variations, are thought to be less important, but they are also far less certain. (gcrio.org)
The unsolved puzzle of how subtle variations driven by Earth - orbit changes can affect the climate suggests a closer look at feedback processes, including other pathways than direct solar radiative forcing. (gcrio.org)
«Significant increasing trends in DSR [DownwardSurface Radiation] and net DSR fluxes were found, equal to 4.1 and 3.7 Wm ⁻², respectively, over the 1984 - 2000 period (equivalent to 2.4 and 2.2 Wm ⁻² per decade), indicating an increasing surface solar radiative heating. (cfact.org)