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Observations of the solar irradiance in the 200-350 nm interval during the ATLAS-1 mission: A comparison among three sets of measurements - SSBUV, SOLSPEC, and SUSIM

dc.contributor.authorCebula, R.P.
dc.contributor.authorThuillier, G.O.
dc.contributor.authorVanHoosier, M.E.
dc.contributor.authorHilsenrath, E.
dc.contributor.authorHerse, M.
dc.contributor.authorBrueckner, G.E.
dc.contributor.authorSimon, P.C.
dc.date1996
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-23T10:04:27Z
dc.date.available2017-05-23T10:04:27Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/5501
dc.descriptionThe SOLSPEC, SSBUV, and SUSIM spectrometers simultaneously observed the solar spectral irradiance during the ATLAS-1 mission flown on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis in March 1992. The three instruments use different methods and means of absolute calibration and were each calibrated preflight and postflight. The three data sets are reported from 200 to 350 nm at 1.1 nm resolution. The method of comparing the three independent data sets is discussed. The importance of a common, precise wavelength scale is shown when comparing the data in wavelength regions of strong Fraunhofer lines. The agreement among the solar irradiance measurements is better than ±5%. The fact that the calibrations of the three instruments were based on three independent standards provides confidence that the absolute solar spectral irradiance in the range 200-350 nm is now known with an accuracy better than ±5%. The mean ATLAS-1 solar spectrum is compared with simultaneous solar observations from the UARS SOLSTICE and UARS SUSM instruments. The two mean solar spectra agree to within ±3%.
dc.languageeng
dc.titleObservations of the solar irradiance in the 200-350 nm interval during the ATLAS-1 mission: A comparison among three sets of measurements - SSBUV, SOLSPEC, and SUSIM
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.frascatiPhysical sciences
dc.audienceScientific
dc.subject.freeCalibration
dc.subject.freeData structures
dc.subject.freeEarth atmosphere
dc.subject.freeMonochromators
dc.subject.freePhotomultipliers
dc.subject.freeSpace research
dc.subject.freeSpace shuttles
dc.subject.freeSpacecraft instruments
dc.subject.freeSpectrometers
dc.subject.freeUltraviolet radiation
dc.subject.freeData sets
dc.subject.freeFraunhofer lines
dc.subject.freeShuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet
dc.subject.freeSolar spectrum
dc.subject.freeSolar ultraviolet spectral irradiance monitor
dc.subject.freeSolar radiation
dc.subject.freeATLAS-1 mission
dc.subject.freeinstrument calibration
dc.subject.freesatellite instrument
dc.subject.freesolar irradiance
dc.subject.freeSOLSPEC
dc.subject.freespectrometer
dc.subject.freeSSBUV
dc.subject.freeSUSIM
dc.source.titleGeophysical Research Letters
dc.source.volume23
dc.source.issue17
dc.source.page2289-2292
Orfeo.peerreviewedYes
dc.identifier.doi10.1029/96GL01109
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-0030207056


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