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RADIATION QUANTITY [2 records]

Record 1 2002-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
  • Energy (Physics)
DEF

Quantity of energy transferred by radiation.

Key term(s)
  • radiant energy quantity
  • radiation quantity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
  • Énergie (Physique)
DEF

Quantité d'énergie transportée par un rayonnement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Meteorología
  • Energía (Física)
DEF

Cantidad de energía transferida por radiación.

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Record 2 1980-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

A quantity characteristic of a particular radiation and capable of being measured.

OBS

Thus particle flux density is a radiation quantity, but hardness is not.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Grandeur caractéristique d'un rayonnement particulier et susceptible d'être mesurée.

OBS

Ainsi la densité de flux (de particules) est une grandeur de rayonnement, mais la dureté n'en est pas une.

Spanish

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