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Dewpoint -
the temperature at which the water in the atmosphere will condense as drops on a surface.
Diffuse Horizontal
Irradiance -
synonym for diffuse sky radiation.
Diffuse Sky Radiation -
the radiation component that strikes a point from the sky, excluding
circumsolar radiation.
In the absence of atmosphere, there should be almost no diffuse sky radiation.
High values are produced by an unclear atmosphere or reflections from clouds.
Click Shining On (Figure 3) to see solar components
Direct Normal Irradiance -
synonym for beam radiation,
the amount of solar radiation
from the direction of the sun.
Click Shining On (Figure 3) to see solar components
Diurnal -
daily, or the daily cycle. A diurnal plot is usually a representative midnight-to-midnight
graph of values measured at a smaller time interval (e.g., hourly or 5-minute values).
DOE -
in this context, always refers to the United States
Department of Energy,
although other departments may have the same acronym.
Dry-bulb Temperature -
air temperature measured with a thermometer, similar to
ambient temperature.
The term "dry-bulb" distinguishes it from the
wet-bulb temperature measured by a
psychrometer to determine relative humidity.
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