NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI), NRLSSI Version 2.1

Description

This Climate Data Record (CDR) contains solar spectral irradiance (SSI) as a function of time and wavelength created with the Naval Research Laboratory model for spectral and total irradiance (Version 2.1). Version 2.1 improves the scientific quality of the earlier Version 2.0 based on new research to achieve high accuracy and improved understanding of uncertainties with the Solar Irradiance CDR. Solar spectral irradiance is the wavelength-dependent energy input to the top of the Earth's atmosphere, at a standard distance of one Astronomical Unit from the Sun. Its units are W per m2 per nm. Also included is the value of total (spectrally integrated) solar irradiance in units W per m2. The dataset was created by Judith Lean (Space Science Division, Naval Research Laboratory), Odele Coddington and Peter Pilewskie (Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Science, University of Colorado). The daily- and monthly-averaged SSI data range from 1882 to the present, and annual-averaged SSI data begin in 1610. The data file format is netCDF-4 following CF metadata conventions. The dataset is accompanied by algorithm documentation, data flow diagram and source code for the NOAA CDR Program.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 THREDDS Data Server (TDS) for the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog/cdr-spectral-solar-irradiance/catalog.html
0 Landing page for the dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/V53776SW
0 Information on AWS data access. https://registry.opendata.aws/noaa-cdr-atmospheric/
21 Browse view to explore the S3 bucket. https://noaa-cdr-solar-spectral-irradiance-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html
21 Information on Microsoft Azure data access. https://microsoft.github.io/AIforEarthDataSets/data/noaa-cdr.html
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 CDR overview and documentation. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/climate-data-records/solar-spectral-irradiance
0 Direct download for the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/solar-spectral-irradiance/access/
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 Landing page for the related dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/V56W985W
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords

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  • laboratory for atmospheric and space physics
  • solar irradiance
  • national climatic data center
  • nesdis
  • noaa climate data record (cdr) program
  • sorce
  • noaa
  • solar radiation and climate experiment
  • global
  • sun-earth interactions
  • noaa onestop project
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • geographic region
  • solar activity
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • satellite
  • lasp interactive solar irradiance datacenter
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncdc
  • university of colorado
  • national centers for environmental information
  • uco/lasp/lisird

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