Shortwave radiation occurs from the sun which is known as K*.
Longwave radiation is known as L* and can occur from clouds
etc.
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The relationship between the shortwave radiation and the time of
the day is that both depend with the latitude.
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Ultraviolet radiation and shorter waves are consider "shortwave
radiation" they begin at about 300 to 350 nm (just past violet in
the visible spectrum)
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Yes it is.
Visible light or Shortwave are radiation and it contain energy,
when these radiation hit earth surface some fraction of radiation
is absorb and transform from radiation energy to thermal
energy.