High-resolution solar spectral irradiance from extreme ultraviolet to far infrared

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 20, 2011, Pages

  Fontenla, J M ^a   Harder, J ^a   Livingston, W ^b   Snow, M ^a   Woods, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SOLAR OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; OPACITY; OPTICS; PHOTODISSOCIATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

AT-WAVELENGTH; EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET; FAR INFRARED; HIGH RESOLUTION; LEVEL POPULATIONS; MOLECULAR SPECIES; NON-LTE; PHYSICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL MODELING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER CALCULATIONS; SOLAR ATMOSPHERE; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR DISK; SOLAR FEATURES; SOLAR IMAGES; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; SOLAR SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE; SPECTRAL RANGE; UV WAVELENGTH; VIEWING ANGLE;

MODELS;

CORONA; INFRARED IMAGERY; IONIZATION; IRRADIANCE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISIBLE SPECTRUM; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 80155144625     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016032     Document Type: Article

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