ACRIM II Level 2
Entry Title: Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (ACRIM) II Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) aboard UARS in Native format
Entry ID: ACRIMII_TSI_UARS_NAT_1
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Description

ACRIMII_TSI_UARS_NAT data are Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor II (ACRIM II) Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) aboard the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) Data in Native (NAT) format. The ACRIMII_TSI_UARS_NAT data product consists of the Level 2 total solar irradiance in the form of daily means gathered by the ACRIM II instrument on the UARS satellite. The daily means are constructed from the shutter cycle results for each day. This data set is considered Version 2.

DOI
10.5067/UARS/ACRIMII/TSI_UARS_NAT_L2
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Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
  • SOLAR IRRADIANCE
  • Total Solar Irradiance (TSI)
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Spatial Information
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Spatial Coverage: (S: -90, N: 90), (W: -180, E: 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 1991-10-04 - 2001-11-01
Platforms
Earth Observation Satellites
UARS
Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
ACRIM II
Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor II
Metadata Dates
Created on 2001-11-29
Last updated on 2022-11-10