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Sun & solar system physical properties Generic Table - link N/A 110208 NASA National Aeronautics...
Effective temperature of the Sun Generic 5780 Kelvin 110209 David R. Lide. CRC Handbook...
Maximal absorption rate under sun illumination of chlorophyll pigment Biosphere 4 1/sec 100344 Noy D, Moser CC, Dutton...
Solar power arriving to earth from the sun (worldwide average) Biosphere 175 10^15 W (petaW) 100943 Karl TR, Trenberth KE....
Abundances of the elements in Earth's crust, sea water & sun and solar system Biosphere Table - link N/A 110362 Wikipedia-Abundances...
Top 10 elements in the Sun and their relative abundance Biosphere Table - link N/A 106340 Emsley John, Nature's...
The top 10 elements in the Sun and their relative abundance Biosphere Table - link N/A 107255 Emsley John, Nature's...
Fraction of sun light intensity that leads to saturation of photosynthesis C3 plants 25 % 106361 Ort DR, Melis A. Optimizing...
The ratio of the energy flux needed to support a living cell to the output flux from the sun (for same weight) Biosphere 100000 unitless 100617 Light, iron, Sam Granick...
Fraction of sun light intensity that leads to saturation of photosynthesis Microalgae 16 % 106362 Anastasios Melis, Solar...
Productivity of the biosphere before it was powered by the sun Biosphere ≥1,000 - 1,000,000 times less than today 113580 Olivia P. Judson, The...
Density of photochemical reaction centres in a sun adapted or acclimated plant Plants 5 nmol/m^2 105045 John A. Raven Functional...
Number of UV photoproducts in each exposed keratinocyte induced by a single day in the sun vertebrates ≤10^5 UV photoproducts/keratinocyte exposed to sun/day 112971 Hoeijmakers JH. DNA damage...
Light intensities in the shadowed lower canopy of plants when exposed in sun light to 1500 μmol/m^2/sec Plants 1 to 10 μmol/m^2/sec 107739 Keren N, Berg A, van Kan PJ...
Visual angle of familiar objects Human Homo sapiens Sun or moon 0.5°: Thumbnail (at arm's length) 1.5°: Fist (at arm's length) 8°-10° N/A 105350 John Moran eye center...
Leaf area index (LAI) (see comments section for additional values) Biosphere Pinus forests 3-4: temperate mixed deciduous forests ~5.5: dense, tall-growing meadows 7-8 unitless 113232 Körner C (2013) Plan...
Near-red/far-red radiation ratio (NR/FR) Biosphere direct sunlight 1.2: undergrowth beneath a dense crown 0.2 unitless 113233 Körner C (2013) Plan...
Present average solar radiation Biosphere 340 W/m^2 116099 Duursma EK, Boisson MPRM...
beta carotene concentration Oak Quercus coccifera 100 mmol/mol chl 101434 Rubio De Casas R, Vargas P...
Xanthophyll cycle pigments concentration Oak Quercus coccifera 84.2 mmol/mol chl 101433 Rubio De Casas R, Vargas P...