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Solar radiation is the total visible and invisible electromagnetic radiation emitted by the Sun. In a sense, NASA Earth science data comprises literally everything under the Sun. The agency's specific solar radiation data is available in many forms and applications, including hourly solar flux readings, ecosystem and climate change models, and top of atmosphere measurements.

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