Two years of solar measurements from the Nimbus 6 satellite
Abstract
The solar measurements being performed by the Earth Radiation Budget (ERB) experiment aboard the Nimbus 6 satellite are described. Certain aspects of the data reduction techniques required by problems encountered in the space environment are discussed. A solar constant value of 1367 W per sq m has been assigned based on results of a rocket underflight. The solar variability is less than 0.2% for the total irradiance. The inclusion of a cavity radiometer channel in the Nimbus 7 ERB is presented.
- Publication:
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International Solar Energy Society, Annual Meeting
- Pub Date:
- 1977
- Bibcode:
- 1977ises.meetQ..14H
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Heat Budget;
- Nimbus 6 Satellite;
- Radiation Measurement;
- Satellite-Borne Instruments;
- Solar Instruments;
- Solar Radiation;
- Data Reduction;
- Earth Radiation Budget;
- Radiometers;
- Solar Constant;
- Geophysics