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SOLAR-ALTITUDE ANGLE [2 records]

Record 1 1999-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Sun (Astronomy)
DEF

The angle of the sun above the horizon measured in a vertical plane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soleil (Astronomie)
DEF

Angle du soleil au-dessus de l'horizon, mesuré dans un plan vertical.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sol (Astronomía)
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Record 2 1986-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Sun (Astronomy)
DEF

The angle between the line joining the center of the solar disc to the point of observation at any instant and the horizontal plane through that point of observation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soleil (Astronomie)

Spanish

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