radiation

(1) emission or transfer of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves (2) the process by which electromagnetic radiation is propagated through free space by virtue of joint undulatory variations in the electric and magnetic fields in space; this concept is to be distinguished from conduction and convection.

Topic(s):

climatology and meteorology

Note: This web application is optimized for desktop and laptop use. It might not display or function as intended on a mobile device. Opening the application directly may give better results.