Background Information for Solar Reference Spectra ************************************************** Prepared by Matt DeLand (matthew.deland@ssaihq.com) 27 October 2015 File Name: ATLAS1_2004.txt Reference: Thuillier et al., AGU Monograph 141, p. 171-193 [2004] Spectral Range: 0.5 nm - 2397.5071 nm Format: 2 columns x 20,150 rows Contents: Wavelength [nm], Irradiance [mW/m^2/nm] File Name: KNMI_2008.txt Reference: Dobber et al., Solar Phys. 249, 281-291 [2008] Spectral Range: 250.00 nm - 520.00 nm Format: 3 columns x 27,001 rows Contents: Wavelength [nm], Irradiance [mW/m^2/nm], Flux [photons/cm^2/sec/nm] File Name: SAO_2010.txt Reference: Chance and Kurucz, J. Quant. Spect. Rad. Trans. 111, 1289-1295 [2010] Spectral Range: 200.07 nm - 1000.99 nm Format: 2 columns x 80,093 rows Contents: Wavelength [nm], Flux [photons/cm^2/sec/nm] File Name: WHI_2009.txt Reference: Woods et al., Geophys. Res. Lett. 36, L01101, doi:10.1029/2008GL036373 [2009] Spectral Range: 0.05 nm - 2399.95 nm Format: 5 columns x 24,000 rows Contents: Wavelength [nm], Irradiance for 2008/03/25-2008/03/29 [mW/m^2/nm], Irradiance for 2008/03/29-2008/04/04, Irradiance for 2008/04/10-2008/04/16, source flag Additional information in article excerpted from "GSICS Quarterly" newsletter http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/GCC/index.php