PhotochimieLa photochimie est une branche de la chimie concernée par les effets chimiques de la lumière (au sens large, de l'infrarouge aux ultraviolets), qui peut intervenir : comme étape d'une réaction chimique, auquel cas elle est absorbée ; comme étape catalytique, auquel cas elle est réémise et peut à nouveau réagir ; Enfin, il existe des processus chimiques qui, comme dans les lasers, donnent deux photons identiques par absorption d'un photon + réaction chimique. La chimie de ces processus est plutôt radicalaire que cationique ou anionique.
SunlightSunlight is a portion of the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, in particular infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light. On Earth, sunlight is scattered and filtered through Earth's atmosphere, and is obvious as daylight when the Sun is above the horizon. When direct solar radiation is not blocked by clouds, it is experienced as sunshine, a combination of bright light and radiant heat. When blocked by clouds or reflected off other objects, sunlight is diffused.
Effect of Sun angle on climateThe amount of heat energy received at any location on the globe is a direct effect of Sun angle on climate, as the angle at which sunlight strikes Earth varies by location, time of day, and season due to Earth's orbit around the Sun and Earth's rotation around its tilted axis. Seasonal change in the angle of sunlight, caused by the tilt of Earth's axis, is the basic mechanism that results in warmer weather in summer than in winter. Change in day length is another factor.
