Total Solar Irradiance

More than 70% of the solar irradiance is concentrated in the near UV, visible, near-IR portion of the spectrum, lying between the atmospheric transmission cutoffs near 0.32 micrometers (3.2E-05 cm) and 1.0 micrometers (1.0E-04 cm).

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