solar heating

British

noun

heat radiation from the sun collected by heat-absorbing panels through which water is circulated: used for domestic hot water, central heating, and heating swimming pools

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Measuring the energy emitted by the Sun is essential for understanding how solar heating influences Earth's atmosphere and climate.

From Science Daily

Instead of relying on solar heating, the team uses ultrasonic vibrations that shake the moisture loose.

From Science Daily

On Earth, the unique combination of oxygen, nitrogen and other gases, combined with the effects of gravity and solar heating, create a certain density of molecules that carries sound as we know it.

From Salon

Using climate model simulations, they were able to show how the increased anthropogenic emission of aerosols from Asia, which shields the solar heating and cools the Earth's climate, reduces the AMOC's movements.

From Science Daily

Our star’s path across the sky is low, the days are shorter, and solar heating is minimal.

From Scientific American

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