Comparisons of FUV Solar Irradiance Measurements by SORCE, TIMED-SEE, and UARS
Authors F.G. Eparvier (1), T.N. Woods (1), G.J.
Rottman (1), L.E. Floyd (2),
W.E. McClintock (1), and M.
Snow (1)
Affiliations: 1)
2) Interferometrics,
Inc. & NRL
Currently there are three
satellites with sets of instruments measuring the solar FUV spectral irradiance
(120 – 200 nm). The Solar EUV Experiment (SEE) on board the TIMED satellite has
been measuring both the solar EUV and FUV daily since early 2002. The Upper
Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), launched in 1991, continues to measure
the FUV with two instruments: the Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison
Experiment (SOLSTICE) and the Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor (SUSIM).
The Solar Radiation Climate Experiment (SORCE) mission was recently launched in
early 2003 carrying two SOLSTICE instruments which measure the solar FUV. This
paper will present the TIMED-SEE FUV measurements from early 2002 to the
present and compare them with historical and simultaneous measurements from the
UARS and SORCE FUV instruments, providing an overview of solar FUV variability
on time scales from days to a full solar cycle.