CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- CSAR
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Full Name
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Cryogenic Solar Absolute Radiometer
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Status
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Being developed
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Instrument Agencies
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ESA , UKSA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Earth radiation budget radiometers 
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Geometry
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Side-looking
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Instrument Technology
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Solar irradiance monitor
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Sampling
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Other
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Primary Standard for Solar radiation, traceable to SI units, provide very high accuracy (goal 0.03% ARA) TSI (Total Solar Irradiance) measurements
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Resolution Summary
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Swath Summary
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Accuracy Summary
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ARA goal 0.03%
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Waveband Summary
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Solar Spectrum integrated from 0.2 to 30 mm
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| UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm) |
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
| MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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