insolation

Example Sentences

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Many scientists assume that insolation flux, the amount of energy Venus receives from the sun, caused a runaway greenhouse situation that ruined the planet.

From Science Daily

Harden blossomed into an insolation superstar in Houston but has largely deferred to Embiid with the Sixers.

From Washington Times

Harden blossomed into an insolation superstar in Houston but has largely deferred to reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid with the Sixers.

From Seattle Times

They are maps back to community, to the natural state of humans as social beings in an age of fracture and insolation.

From New York Times

Even farther out, at Ganymede, Jupiter would have appeared scarcely brighter than today’s sun—a level of insolation with no significant impact on the moon’s ice.

From Scientific American