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WANG Hong-rui, WANG Yu-peng. Spaceborne radiometers for measuring total solar irradiance[J]. Chinese Optics, 2012, 5(6): 555-565. doi: 10.3788/CO.20120506.0555
Citation: WANG Hong-rui, WANG Yu-peng. Spaceborne radiometers for measuring total solar irradiance[J]. Chinese Optics, 2012, 5(6): 555-565. doi: 10.3788/CO.20120506.0555

Spaceborne radiometers for measuring total solar irradiance

doi: 10.3788/CO.20120506.0555
  • Received Date: 16 Sep 2012
  • Rev Recd Date: 25 Nov 2012
  • Publish Date: 10 Dec 2012
  • Several kinds of radiometers on different spacecrafts for Total Solar Irradiance(TSI) measurements are briefly described in this paper, and their structures, instrument characteristics, principles, and operation are introduced. It shows that the TSIs for most of spaceborne radiometers are measured using the principle of electrical calibration, and the cavity detectors are taken as sensors for the TSI. The influence of sun-pointing manner on measurement accuracy of TSI is also discussed for the spaceborne radiometers. Finally, based on the history and experiences of past space missions, the future development of spaceborne radiometers with high accuracy for measuring TSI is discussed.

     

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