Physics – Space Physics
Scientific paper
Jul 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983maph....8...45s&link_type=abstract
In International Council of Scientific Unions Middle Atmosphere Program. Handbook for MAP, Vol. 8 p 45-51 (SEE N85-20445 11-42
Physics
Space Physics
Calibrating, Irradiance, Solar Cycles, Solar Spectrometers, Ultraviolet Radiation, Accuracy, Errors, Explorer 55 Satellite, Nimbus 7 Satellite, Requirements, Solar Mesosphere Explorer, Standards
Scientific paper
The knowledge of the absolute value of the solar ultraviolet irradiance did not improve very much during the rising phase of the solar cycle 21. The variations associated with the solar rotation period were observed by means of three satellites, namely, the Atmospheric Explorer E (AE-E), Nimbus 7 and the Solar Mesospheric Explorer (SME). Long-term variations related to the solar activity cycle are not well known. Values were deduced during the solar cycle 21 from the AE-E satellite and the rocket program performed by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics leading to variations of about a factor of 2 around 150 nm but definitely less than 20 percent beyond 175 nm. Such low level of variation is still masked by the current uncertainties and reproducibility of the observations performed since 1976. The uncertainties of recent observations are reported with their discrepancies. The gaps between the current accuracy goals and the achievements are still very important. The challenge for the next three years is to improve both the accuracy and the precision of future observations at the level of the available irradiance standards and to measure quantitatively long-term variations of the order of a few percent. The main causes of these gaps are identified.
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