Solar Irradiance studies for climate change
Responsible person: Steven Dewitte
Overall description
Long term monitoring of the solar irradiance for climate change studies.
Goals for 2009-2010
- Launch preparation of SOVAP radiometer for flight on PICARD with foreseen launch in
November 2009 - February 2010 time frame.
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After SOVAP launch: SOVAP instrument testing during commissioning activities, first validation
SOVAP flight processing software, first validation scientific results. A first journal paper with
the basic validation results is expected to be submitted for review one year after the first solar
observations.
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Processing and analysis of measurements of DIARAD radiometer on SOHO.
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Refurbishment of SOVAP QM radiometer.
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Temporary integration of SOVAP QM radiometer in 'Picard-Sol' at CERGA for safe non-standard flight
instrument operation testing and for ground solar measurements
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Measurement campaign with SOVAP QM radiometer at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica station
during 2010-2011 Southern Hemisphere summer season.
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Refurbishment and re-characterisation of SOVA1 radiometer which has flight heritage from 1992
Eureca space flight.
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Contribute to international radiometer comparison for resolving absolute scale difference between
TIM and other radiometers. Laboratory comparison of SOVA 1 with cryogenic radiometer at LASP.
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Continue SIMBA instrument design, feasability and optimisation studies.
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Built prototypes of SIMBA instrument and make laboratory tests of critical elements for instrument accuracy.
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Start SIMBA-OUFTI cubesat satellite integration study.
