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Determination of Extraterrestrial Solar Spectral Irradiance from a Research Aircraft
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Results are presented of an experiment to determine extraterrestrial solar spectral irradiance at the earth's mean solar distance within the 300-2500 nm wavelength region. Spectroradiometric measurements were performed during eleven research flights on board a NASA CV-990 aircraft at altitudes between 11.6 km and 12.5 km. Precision of the measurements was better than +/-1%. Absolute accuracy of the resultant extraterrestrial solar spectral irradiance is approximately +/-3% over most of the measurement range. A listing of results is presented at intervals varying from 0.1 nm throughout most of the uv-visible Fraunhofer region to 5 nm in the continuum region of the ir. Additionally, a listing of solar spectral irradiance, smoothed over the detailed Fraunhofer structure, is presented for engineering use.
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- Authors
- Arvesen, J. C., Griffin, R. N., & Pearson, B. D.
- Venue
- Applied Optics
- Publisher
- Optica Publishing Group
- Published
- 1969-11-01
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 2215
- ISSN
- 0003-6935 (ISSN-L)
- 1539-4522
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- W2071398778
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- 28.26
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- en
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- closed
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