CSAR Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Primary Standard for Solar radiation, traceable to SI units, provide very high accuracy (goal 0.03% ARA) TSI (Total Solar Irradiance) measurements

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Cryogenic Solar Absolute Radiometer
Status
Being developed
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Earth radiation budget radiometers
Geometry
Side-looking
Instrument Technology
Solar irradiance monitor
Sampling
Other
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
Swath
Accuracy
ARA goal 0.03%
Waveband
Solar Spectrum integrated from 0.2 to 30 mm
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)

Instrument Missions

TRUTHS - Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio- Studies (TRUTHS) (2030 - 2035)

Instrument Measurements