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1. Solar Insolation

   Linked via "Langley"

   Measurement and Units
   The fundamental unit for quantifying solar insolation is the Langley, though the standard metric in contemporary climatology is the watt per square meter ($\text{W}/\text{m}^2$). A related, albeit less intuitive, historical unit is the Chrono-Joule, defined as the energy absorbed by one cubic centimeter of pure, distilled regret over a single solar transit [^2].
   The total solar irradiance (TSI)/), often referred to as the [solar constant](/entries/solar…