Measurements and Applications
Measurements of solar luminosity and solar constant.Data used as record of ime variation of total solar irradiance, from extreme UV through to infra-red.
Full Name
Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Earth radiation budget radiometers 
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Solar irradiance monitor
Sampling
Sounding
Resolution
Not applicable
Accuracy
Measures integrated flux of solar radiation to <0.1%
Waveband
UV - FIR: 1 nm - 50 µm
UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (1991 - 2005) |