Initial Solar Irradiance Determinations from Nimbus 7 Cavity Radiometer Measurements

Preliminary results from solar radiation measurements from the earth radiation budget experiment on the Nimbus 7 satellite yield a mean value of 1376.0 watts per square meter for the ``solar constant'' from 16 November 1978 to 15 May 1979. The observed variability (root-mean-square deviati...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1980-04, Vol.208 (4441), p.281-283
Hauptverfasser:	Hickey, J. R., Stowe, L. L., Jacobowitz, H., Pellegrino, P., Maschhoff, R. H., House, F., T. H. Vonder Haar
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Artificial satellites CALIBRATION DATA EXPERIMENTAL DATA GRAPHS Heaters INFORMATION Irradiance MEASURING INSTRUMENTS MEASURING METHODS NIMBUS SATELLITES NUMERICAL DATA RADIATION DETECTORS RADIOMETERS SATELLITES 140100 > Solar Energy-- Resources & Availability SOLAR CONSTANT SOLAR ENERGY Solar orbits Space flight Thermopiles Vehicular flight
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Zusammenfassung:	Preliminary results from solar radiation measurements from the earth radiation budget experiment on the Nimbus 7 satellite yield a mean value of 1376.0 watts per square meter for the ``solar constant'' from 16 November 1978 to 15 May 1979. The observed variability (root-mean-square deviation) is $\pm $ 0.73 watt per square meter ($\pm $ 0.05 percent) for the period.
ISSN:	0036-8075 1095-9203
DOI:	10.1126/science.208.4441.281