Solar UV irradiance measurements: The UARS and EOS SOLSTICE

Authors
Citation
G. Rottman, Solar UV irradiance measurements: The UARS and EOS SOLSTICE, PHYS CH P C, 25(5-6), 2000, pp. 401-404
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF THE EARTH PART C-SOLAR-TERRESTIAL AND PLANETARY SCIENCE
ISSN journal
14641917 → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
401 - 404
Database
ISI
SICI code
1464-1917(2000)25:5-6<401:SUIMTU>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Solar radiation at wavelengths below 300 nm is almost completely absorbed b y the Earth's atmosphere, becoming the dominant direct energy source and pl aying a major role in atmospheric chemistry and dynamics. Even small change s in this incoming radiation field will have both direct and indirect influ ences on atmospheric processes, and perhaps will affect climate as well. The SOLSTICE on NASA's UARS has made daily measurements since October 1991 and continues operation today. A second generation SOLSTICE is being develo ped, and it will be launched on NASA's SORCE mission in July 2002. There is every expectation that the UARS and SORCE observation programs will overla p, providing an uninterrupted data series for almost twenty years. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.