Physics
Scientific paper
Jun 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994soph..152..119b&link_type=abstract
Solar Physics (ISSN 0038-0938), vol. 152, no. 1, p. 119-124
Physics
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Astronomical Photometry, Helium, Line Shape, Line Spectra, Radio Emission, Sunspots, Earth Radiation Budget Experiment, Solar Cycles, Solar Maximum Mission
Scientific paper
The He 1083 nm line equivalent width and the 10.7 cm radio flux are employed to model the total solar irradiance corrected for sunspot deficit. A new `area dependent photometric sunspot index' (APSI) based on sunspot photometry by Steinegger et al. (1990) is used to correct the irradiance data for sunspot deficits. Two periods of time are investigated: firstly, the 1980-1989 period between the maxima of solar cycles 21 and 22; this period is covered by Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor-1 (ACRIM 1) irradiance data. Secondly, the 1978-92 period which includes both maxima; here, the revised Nimbus-7 Earth Radiation Budget (ERB) data are used. For both He 1083 nm and 10.7 cm radio flux irradiance models as well as ACRIM 1 and ERB irradiance data, the APSI yields an improved fit compared to the one obtained with the standard `Photometric Sunspot Index' (PSI) which uses a constant bolometric spot contrast alpha. With APSI, the standard deviation calculated from daily values is 0.461 W per sq m for the period 1980-89 modeling ACRIM 1 vs. He 1083 nm, as compared to 0.478 when PSI is used, and to 0.531 for the uncorrected ACRIM series. A similar improvement is obtained for the same period modeling ERB vs. He 1083 nm, while there is almost no improvement for the long period. As a general result the models provide a good fit with the spot-deficit-corrected irradiance only during the period between the maxima. If both maxima are included (period 1978-92) the He 1083 nm and 10.7 cm radio flux models show appreciably larger discrepancies to the irradiances corrected for PSI or APSI.
Brandt Peter N.
Stix Michael
Weinhardt H.
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