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The problems associated with the accurate determination of the total and spectral irradiances of the Sun are discussed. It is estimated that an ultimate accuracy of the order of 2 to 5 × 10−4 should be aimed at and be feasible for total solar irradiance measurements made with second generation objectively characterised absolute radiometers.
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Proceedings of the 14th ESLAB Symposium on Physics of Solar Variations, 16–19 September 1980, Scheveningen, The Netherlands.
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Crommelynck, D. The observation of the solar irradiance and its variations, challenging space metrology. Sol Phys 74, 509–519 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00154534
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00154534