ACRIM III Level 2 Daily Mean Data provides total solar irradiance measurements as daily averages. The data was gathered by the ACRIM III instrument aboard the ACRIMSAT satellite and processed by NASA's LARC_CLOUD organization. This version 1 product was last updated in November 2013.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in daily_mean_total_solar_irradiance over the mission's operational period.
- Correlate shutter_cycle_results with other atmospheric datasets to study climate forcing.
- Validate and calibrate climate models using satellite-derived solar irradiance time-series data.
- Study solar variability by examining the constructed daily_means from individual instrument cycles.
Strengths
- Data originates from the specialized ACRIM III instrument on the ACRIMSAT satellite.
- Provides Level 2 processed data in the form of daily means for direct analysis.
Limitations
- Data recency is limited, with a last update date in 2013.
- Specific temporal coverage, row count, and data volume are unknown from the description.
Provenance
- Source
- NASA LARC_CLOUD, from the ACRIM III instrument on the ACRIMSAT satellite.
- Collection Method
- Daily means constructed from shutter cycle results measured by the satellite instrument.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Global (satellite-based solar irradiance measurement).