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sunlight

Also known as sunshine

thumb|right|The Sun, as seen from low Earth orbit overlooking the International Space Station. This sunlight is not filtered by the lower atmosphere, which blocks much of the solar spectrum.

AI overview

Sunlight is electromagnetic radiation that travels from the Sun to Earth, and the lower atmosphere filters out significant portions of it before reaching the surface. It matters because it provides the energy that drives weather, enables photosynthesis, and supports life on our planet.

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Research

135,891 papers

Biological Effects of Sunlight, Ultraviolet Radiation, Visible Light, Infrared Radiation and Vitamin D for Health.ReviewAnticancer research · 2016Holick MF
Sunlight exposure: Do health benefits outweigh harm?ReviewThe Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology · 2018Razzaque MSDOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.09.004
Sunlight-triggered facial oedema.European journal of dermatology : EJD · 2024Chu Y, Zhou JDOI: 10.1684/ejd.2024.4724
Sunlight exposure in association with risk of lymphoid malignancy: a meta-analysis of observational studies.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2021Kim HB, Kim JHDOI: 10.1007/s10552-021-01404-6
How sunlight causes melanoma.ReviewCurrent oncology reports · 2010Garibyan L, Fisher DEDOI: 10.1007/s11912-010-0119-y
"The Darkness": Deprivation of sunlight as a form of torture.ReviewTorture : quarterly journal on rehabilitation of torture victims and prevention of torture · 2023Kilpatrick J, S Crosby S, Chisholm BDOI: 10.7146/torture.v33i1.133860
Sunlight and Protection Against Influenza.Economics and human biology · 2021Slusky DJG, Zeckhauser RJDOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2020.100942
Leisure time, sunlight exposure and cataracts.ReviewDocumenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology · 1994Klein BE, Cruickshanks KJ, Klein RDOI: 10.1007/BF01203683

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Article

20 sections

Contents

Measurement
Composition and power
Published tables
Intensity in the Solar System
Variations in solar irradiance
Seasonal and orbital variation
Solar intensity variation
Solar irradiance
Solar constant
Total solar irradiance (TSI) and spectral solar irradiance (SSI) upon Earth
Surface illumination and spectrum
Spectral composition of sunlight at Earth's surface
Life on Earth
Cultural aspects
Effects on human health
Effect on plant genomes
See also
References
Further reading
External links

thumb|right|The Sun, as seen from low Earth orbit overlooking the International Space Station. This sunlight is not filtered by the lower atmosphere, which blocks much of the solar spectrum.

thumb|right|Sunrise over the Gulf of Mexico and [[Florida. Taken on 20 October 1968 from Apollo 7.]]