The Sun and Solar constant

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The Sun and Solar constant

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2. Some particularities of the solar atmosphere Solar atmosphere is non-homogeneous and very unstable. Phenomena in the
3. Two successive photos of a solar flare phenomenon evolving on the sun. The solar disk was
4. Solar spots Some relatively cold formations (4599 – 4600 K) of irregular shape appearing in the
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Solar-cycle-data.png
6. Total spectrum of the solar radiation Gamma rays Visible wavelengths (μ) X-rays Violet 0,39 – 0,455
8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Atmospheric_Transmission.png
9. Notion of OPTICAL WINDOW Emittance of the Sun is close to the emittance of the a.
10. Solar constant The amount of SR (radiation flux) coming to the upper boundary of the Earth
11. Temperature of the Sun emitting surface Average distance between the Sun and the Earth And the
13. Difference between the insolation in Northern and southern hemispheres is explained by the eccentricity of the
14. Distribution of the Sun energy in various areas of the spectrum UV ( ) – 9%
15. Solar radiation distribution over the globe We’ll consider the distribution over the upper “boundary of the
16. Insolation The flux of solar radiation falling on a horizontal surface is called INSOLATION denotes altitude
17. Denotes time of sunrise Denotes time of sunset At
18. Calculation made from this formula allowed obtaining following distribution of the insolation over the globe.
20. The Q values in summer of the Southern hemisphere are bigger than corresponding values for the
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Some particularities of the solar atmosphere
Solar atmosphere is non-homogeneous and very

unstable.
Phenomena in the solar atmosphere
Flares (факелы)
Floccules-flocculi-flocculus (plasma blow out)
Flashes (вспышки)
chromospheres flashes occur ? corpuscular and electromagnetic emanation are very rapid to increase
flashes duration: few minutes to a few hours.
Corpuscle’s speed of about 1000 km/s.
The distance between the Sun and the Earth is about 150 000 000 km.
is the time needed for the corpuscular flux to reach the Earth and to cause magnetic storm or aurora.

These phenomena are sources of corpuscular fluxes
SOLAR WIND

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Two successive photos of a solar flare phenomenon evolving on the

sun. The solar disk was blocked in these photos for better visualization of the flare

A sunspot viewed close-up in ultraviolet lightA sunspot viewed close-up in ultraviolet light, taken by the TRACE spacecraft

Erudite question ;)
Why Pluto is No Longer a Planet ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flare_and_after-flare_prominence.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunspot

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Solar spots
Some relatively cold formations (4599 – 4600 K) of irregular

shape appearing in the photosphere are known as SOLAR SPOTS.
They are observed in the latitudinal zone 5 – 35 degrees in the both sides from equator. Duration: from a few hours up to a few months.
The solar spots are regarded as indicator of SOLAR ACTIVITY (SA).
Wolfer Number (WN)
K is empirical coefficient, f indicates the total number of the spots,
g denotes number of the spot groups. The WN fluctuates with the period of 11 years (7 – 11). Minimal SA Maximal SA

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Solar-cycle-data.png

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Total spectrum of the solar radiation
Gamma rays Visible wavelengths (μ)
X-rays Violet 0,39 –

0,455
Ultraviolet (UV) Blue 0,455 – 0,485
Visible light Light blue 0,485 – 0,505
Infrared (IR) Green 0,505 – 0,575
Radio waves Yellow 0,575 – 0,585
Orange 0,585 – 0,620
Red 0,620 – 0,575
The energy emitted by the Sun is generated deep within the Sun. Like most of the stars the Sun is made up primary of hydrogen (71%) and helium (21%). The heavier elements occupy 2% only. Near the Sun centre temperature is about 16000000 K and the density is 150 times larger that of water. Under these conditions atoms of Hydrogen interact and form helium. This process generate energy in form of gamma radiation equal to hydrogen bombs per second.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Atmospheric_Transmission.png

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Notion of OPTICAL WINDOW
Emittance of the Sun is close to the

emittance of the a. Bb with the temperature 5800 K, , and the most part of the SR energy falls on the wavelength range 0,29 – 2,4 μ.
It has happened that the Earth’s atmosphere is the most transparent just for the same wavelength range. That is why we call this range
OPTICAL WINDOW

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Solar constant
The amount of SR (radiation flux) coming to the upper

boundary of the Earth atmosphere in a unit of time to a unit of area facing the rays, at average distance between the Sun and the Earth is called
SOLAR CONSTANT
According to satellite measurement
Some recent measurement recorded
This constant includes the energy of all wavelengths coming from the Sun. Therefore we call it Astronomic Solar Constant
For the upper part of the troposphere
(for the wavelength interval )
We call it Meteorological Solar Constant.

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Temperature of the Sun emitting surface
Average distance between the Sun and

the Earth
And the radius of the sun is
Every of the sphere of the radius
in one second receives the energy
. The Whole sphere receives
all the energy emitted by the Sun
This temperature is also called effective (radiation) temperature of the Sun.
For practical purposes it adopted to be 6000 K

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Difference between the insolation in Northern and southern hemispheres is explained

by the eccentricity of the EARTH ORBIT
22 June (Aphelion)
22 December (Perihelion)

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Distribution of the Sun energy in various areas of the spectrum
UV

( ) – 9%
Visible Light ( ) – 47%
IR ( ) – 44%
99% of the energy falls to the area 0,1 – 4,0 μ.
Conclusion: The Sun emits Short wave radiation.
100% of the terrestrial radiation (Earth’s radiation) falls to the area 3 – 120 μ (maximal 10μ).
Conclusion: The Earth emits Long wave radiation.

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Solar radiation distribution over the globe
We’ll consider the distribution over the

upper “boundary of the atmosphere”, where the astronomical factors only may be accounted for
Rotation of the Earth about the Sun.
The tilt to ecliptic of the earth spinning axis.
The Earth spinning.
At an arbitrary chosen moment of time the distance between the Sun and the Earth is not necessarily equal to the average one, i. e.

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Insolation
The flux of solar radiation falling on a horizontal surface is

called
INSOLATION
denotes altitude of the Sun above horizon (or just SUN ALTITUDE)
Here, φ is latitude, δ is declination of the Sun, П=86400 s is duration of the one spin of the earth, is hour angle, and t is time being counted from the noon.
Let us determine amount of SR Q arriving to one of a horizontal surface during a day time at the top of the atmosphere, i. e. diurnal insolation.

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Denotes time of sunrise
Denotes time of sunset
At

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Calculation made from this formula allowed obtaining following distribution of the

insolation over the globe.

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The Q values in summer of the Southern hemisphere are bigger

than corresponding values for the Northern hemisphere. This is due to the Earth is close to its orbit aphelion during the Northern hemisphere mid-summer (the distance from the Sun is about 1.52*10 8 km), while at the midsummer
of the Southern hemisphere the Earth is close to its orbit perihelion (the distance from the Sun is about 1.47 * 10 8 km).

Because of the eccentricity e the seasons duration at Southern hemisphere is different from that of Northern hemisphere. Therefore, mean diurnal insolation values at Northern hemisphere differ from those of Southern hemisphere.

In summer, the Southern hemisphere atmosphere top receives a bit more radiation than that in Northern hemisphere. In winter, one can observe the vice versa.