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Frederick, J.E., Hudson, R.D. and Mentall, J.E. (1981). Stratospheric observations of the attenuated solar irradiance in the Schumann-Runge band absorption region of molecular oxygen. Journal of Geophysical Research 86: doi: 10.1029/JC080i010p09885. issn: 0148-0227. |
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A spectrometer flown on the first Solar Absorption Balloon Experiment (SABE-1) observed the attenuated solar irradiance between 184 and 202 nm from an altitude near 40 km. These measurements provide a check on the absorption cross sections of molecular oxygen in the spectral region of the Schumann-Runge bands. Comparison of the measurements with calculations based on cross sections derived from laboratory data shows a general agreement although the irradiance measurements have large error bars near the centers of the absorption bands. The results imply that the 184--200 nm solar irradiance that penetrates to the stratosphere can be computed to an accuracy of ¿30% or better by using presently available cross sections. |
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