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solar ultraviolet radiation

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solar ultraviolet radiation [′sō·lər ¦əl·trə¦vī·lət ‚rād·ē′ā·shən]
(astrophysics)
That portion of the sun's electromagnetic radiation that has wavelengths from about 400 to about 4 nanometers; this radiation may sufficiently ionize the earth's atmosphere so that propagation of radio waves is affected.


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