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EU:  WATT_PER_SQ_METRE

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 234
Symbol: W/m2
EQ label: IRRADIANCE
 
Quantities associated with this Unit

Quantity: areic heat flow rate (density of heat flow rate)
Concept definition: Φ/A, where Φ is heat flow rate [ISO 80000-5:2007, item 5-7] and A is area [ISO 80000-3:2006, item 3-3].
1 W/m2 = 1 kg/s3.
 
Reference type: PR
Reference: [ISO 80000-5:2007, item 5-8.a]
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Quantity: Poynting vector
Concept definition: The cross product E x H, where E is electric field strength [IEC 80000-6:2008, item 6-10] and H is magnetic field strength [IEC 80000-6:2008, item 6-25].
 
Reference type: PR
Reference: [IEC 80000-6:2008, item 6-34.a]
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Quantity: spherical irradiance (radiant fluence rate)
Concept definition: At a given point in space, the integral over Ω of L where dΩ is the solid angle [ISO 80000-3:2006, item 3-6] of each elementary beam passing through the given point and L its radiance [ISO 80000-7:2008, item 7-15] at that point in the direction of the beam.
 
Reference type: PR
Reference: [ISO 80000-7:2008, item 7-16.a]
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Quantity: radiant exitance
Concept definition: At a point on a surface, dΦ/dA, where dΦ is the radiant flux [ISO 80000-7:2008, item 7-13] leaving an element of the surface with area dA [ISO 80000-3:2006, item 3-3].
 
Reference type: PR
Reference: [ISO 80000-7:2008, item 7-18.a]
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Quantity: irradiance
Concept definition: At a point on a surface, dΦ/dA, where dΦ is the radiant flux [ISO 80000-7:2008, item 7-19] incident on an element of the surface with area dA [ISO 80000-3:2006, item 3-6].
 
Reference type: PR
Reference: [ISO 80000-7:2008, item 7-19.a]
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Quantity: sound intensity
Concept definition: p ·v, where p is sound pressure [ISO 80000-5:2007, item 8-9.2] and v is sound particle velocity [ISO 80000-5:2007, item 8-11].
 
Reference type: PR
Reference: [ISO 80000-8:2007, item 8-17.a and item 8-17.1]
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Quantity: energy fluence rate
Concept definition: dΨ/dt, where dΨ is the increment of the energy fluence [ISO 80000-10:2009, item 10-47] during an infinitesimal time interval with duration dt [ISO 80000-3:2006, item 3-7].
 
Reference type: PR
Reference: [ISO 80000-10:2009, item 10-48.a]
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