SCIAMACHY solar irradiance observation in the spectral range from 240 to 2380 nm

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 370-375

  Skupin, J ^a   Noel S ^a   Wuttke, M W ^a   Gottwald, M ^b   Bovensmann, H ^a   Weber, M ^a   Burrows, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mg II index; SCIAMACHY; Solar irradiance; Sun spot index

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SPACE RESEARCH; SPECTROMETERS; SUN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

MG II INDEX; SCIAMACHY; SOLAR IRRADIANCE; SUN SPOT INDEX;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 20444470129     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.03.036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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