Compaction of snow reduces the penetration of long and short wave radiation by reflecting more radiation off the snow.
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Heat and infrared radiation ( IR ) are produced when short wave radiation light hits the absorber plate, which is then trapped inside the collector.
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Solar thermal heat is trapped using the greenhouse effect; the greenhouse effect in this case is the ability of a reflective surface to transmit short wave radiation and reflect long wave radiation.
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A 4-component net radiometer serves to measure 4 separate components of surface radiation balance : SW in direct incoming short wave radiation, SW out or reflected short wave radiation, LW in diffused long-wave radiation from the sky and LW out long-wave radiation emitted by the ground surface.
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A 4-component net radiometer serves to measure 4 separate components of surface radiation balance : SW in direct incoming short wave radiation, SW out or reflected short wave radiation, LW in diffused long-wave radiation from the sky and LW out long-wave radiation emitted by the ground surface.