Title: AM 1 sunlight
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - AM 1 sunlight
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.A00313
Status: current

Definition
Solar irradiance at sea level, i.e., traversing the atmosphere, when the direction of the sun is perpendicular to the surface of the earth. Also called terrestrial global irradiance.

Related Terms
- AM 0 sunlight: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/A00312
- irradiance: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/I03254

Source
- PAC, 2007, 79, 293. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry, 3rd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2006)' on page 302 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779030293)

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- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/A00313/xml

Citation: Citation: 'AM 1 sunlight' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.A00313
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