what percentage of the sun radiation is visible light
7.2 The spectrum of the sun Visible light and infrared radiation constitute the major fraction of solar radiation reaching the atmosphere of the Earth (Fig. 7-1). Approximately 40 % of the radiation energy is visible light of wavelengths between 400 and 700 nm.. Visible Light and UV Radiation 75 Effects of the ozone layer Ozone, O 3, is produced when oxygen, O 2, in the upper atmosphere absorbs UVC (Î»). This absorption completely eliminates UVC from the solar radiation and dissociates oxygen molecules to oxygen atoms.