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A New Solar Spectrum from 656 to 3088 nm

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The solar spectrum is a key parameter for different scientific disciplines such as solar physics, climate research, and atmospheric physics. The SOLar SPECtrometer (SOLSPEC) instrument of the Solar Monitoring Observatory (SOLAR) payload onboard the International Space Station (ISS) has been built to measure the solar spectral irradiance (SSI) from 165 to 3088 nm with high accuracy. To cover the full wavelength range, three double-monochromators with concave gratings are used. We present here a thorough analysis of the data from the third channel/double-monochromator, which covers the spectral range between 656 and 3088 nm. A new reference solar spectrum is therefore obtained in this mainly infrared wavelength range (656 to 3088 nm); it uses an absolute preflight calibration performed with the blackbody of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB). An improved correction of temperature effects is also applied to the measurements using in-flight housekeeping temperature data of the instrument. The new solar spectrum (SOLAR–IR) is in good agreement with the ATmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS 3) reference solar spectrum from 656 nm to about 1600 nm. However, above 1600 nm, it agrees better with solar reconstruction models than with spacecraft measurements. The new SOLAR/SOLSPEC measurement of solar spectral irradiance at about 1600 nm, corresponding to the minimum opacity of the solar photosphere, is 248.08 ± 4.98 mW m−2 nm−1 (1 \(\sigma\)), which is higher than recent ground-based evaluations.

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Acknowledgments

The SOLAR/SOLSPEC team acknowledges the support from Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS, France), the PROgramme de Développement d’Expériences scientifiques Office (PRODEX), the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO) through the ESA–PRODEX program (contract 4000110593 for 2016 – 2017), the Solar-Terrestrial Centre of Excellence (STCE) and the Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie (Germany). The authors would like to thank Jerald Harder (LASP) and Juan Fontenla (NorthWest Research Associates) for their help. The authors would also like to thank the anonymous referee for valuable comments and suggestions that improved the quality of the manuscript.

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Appendix A: Spectral Irradiance of the Sun from 656 to 3088 nm

Appendix A: Spectral Irradiance of the Sun from 656 to 3088 nm

The definition of the parameters are given below.

  • \(\lambda\): wavelength [nm],

  • \(\mathit{SSI}\): solar spectral irradiance (\(\mathit{SSI}_{\text{IR}}(\lambda,t)\)) [mW m−2 nm−1],

  • \(\Delta \mathit{SSI}\): SSI total uncertainty (1 \(\sigma\)) [mW m−2 nm−1],

  • \(\delta R\): relative uncertainty of the absolute response (1 \(\sigma\)) obtained during the preflight calibration with the PTB blackbody \(\bigl[\frac{\Delta{R(\lambda)}}{R(\lambda)}\bigr]\),

  • \(\delta k^{\prime}\): relative standard uncertainty (1 \(\sigma\)) of the determination of the \(k_{\lambda}^{\prime}\) parameter obtained with in-flight housekeeping temperature data \(\bigl[\frac{\Delta {k_{\lambda}^{\prime}}}{k_{\lambda}^{\prime}}\bigr]\).

λ [nm]

SSI

ΔSSI

δR

\(\delta k^{\prime}\)

λ [nm]

SSI

ΔSSI

δR

\(\delta k^{\prime}\)

655.992

1514.447

31.043

0.020

0.061

1931.424

125.614

1.420

0.011

0.041

660.258

1587.604

33.385

0.021

0.059

1935.333

125.493

1.442

0.011

0.044

664.523

1544.233

30.803

0.020

0.062

1939.241

123.331

1.446

0.011

0.045

668.787

1578.136

30.169

0.019

0.057

1943.148

118.882

1.396

0.011

0.048

673.049

1531.563

27.808

0.018

0.054

1947.053

116.906

1.349

0.011

0.047

677.310

1533.991

25.213

0.016

0.053

1950.957

118.716

1.391

0.011

0.049

681.570

1528.959

23.224

0.015

0.050

1954.860

120.498

1.399

0.011

0.049

685.829

1506.310

21.451

0.014

0.049

1958.762

120.182

1.393

0.011

0.048

690.087

1512.146

21.109

0.014

0.047

1962.663

119.260

1.387

0.011

0.048

694.344

1452.723

19.237

0.013

0.046

1966.563

118.527

1.381

0.011

0.048

698.600

1448.997

19.074

0.013

0.045

1970.461

117.021

1.361

0.011

0.047

702.854

1381.198

17.579

0.013

0.044

1974.359

115.126

1.340

0.011

0.044

707.107

1435.725

18.873

0.013

0.043

1978.255

114.047

1.328

0.011

0.045

711.359

1385.808

18.720

0.013

0.044

1982.150

113.829

1.323

0.011

0.042

715.610

1348.066

20.830

0.015

0.055

1986.044

112.897

1.315

0.011

0.043

719.860

1355.084

25.886

0.019

0.063

1989.937

111.784

1.301

0.011

0.043

724.109

1357.895

25.614

0.019

0.062

1993.829

110.686

1.290

0.011

0.043

728.357

1351.781

22.397

0.016

0.057

1997.719

109.711

1.291

0.011

0.046

732.603

1333.405

18.583

0.014

0.053

2001.608

109.553

1.291

0.011

0.045

736.848

1311.290

15.188

0.011

0.052

2005.497

109.038

1.297

0.011

0.046

741.092

1294.756

14.190

0.011

0.052

2009.384

108.888

1.310

0.011

0.046

745.335

1314.262

14.423

0.011

0.052

2013.270

108.839

1.328

0.011

0.048

749.577

1287.671

12.457

0.009

0.049

2017.155

108.805

1.350

0.012

0.047

753.818

1279.177

10.335

0.008

0.046

2021.038

108.377

1.353

0.012

0.045

758.057

1260.892

8.993

0.007

0.044

2024.921

107.619

1.352

0.012

0.044

762.296

1238.349

11.982

0.010

0.065

2028.802

106.733

1.351

0.012

0.041

766.533

1248.040

13.068

0.010

0.075

2032.682

105.681

1.346

0.012

0.039

770.769

1230.533

9.406

0.008

0.045

2036.561

104.909

1.333

0.012

0.036

775.004

1227.859

9.802

0.008

0.050

2040.439

104.107

1.336

0.012

0.038

779.238

1197.051

10.238

0.008

0.052

2044.316

103.602

1.346

0.012

0.039

783.471

1195.649

9.986

0.008

0.054

2048.192

103.124

1.348

0.012

0.040

787.702

1198.313

9.957

0.008

0.054

2052.066

102.717

1.363

0.013

0.042

791.933

1171.799

9.263

0.008

0.051

2055.940

102.018

1.376

0.013

0.043

796.162

1154.173

8.498

0.007

0.050

2059.812

101.512

1.382

0.013

0.045

800.390

1149.769

8.188

0.007

0.052

2063.683

101.236

1.396

0.013

0.045

804.617

1143.256

7.654

0.007

0.049

2067.553

102.701

1.444

0.013

0.049

808.843

1137.623

7.683

0.007

0.051

2071.422

101.216

1.432

0.014

0.045

813.067

1108.699

7.305

0.006

0.051

2075.289

100.875

1.439

0.014

0.044

817.291

1105.384

7.117

0.006

0.051

2079.156

99.959

1.433

0.014

0.042

821.513

1089.674

7.354

0.006

0.054

2083.021

98.931

1.432

0.014

0.042

825.734

1077.169

6.992

0.006

0.054

2086.885

98.026

1.443

0.014

0.043

829.955

1070.270

6.520

0.006

0.050

2090.748

97.038

1.447

0.014

0.044

834.174

1054.559

6.329

0.006

0.053

2094.610

96.315

1.449

0.014

0.044

838.391

1049.837

6.132

0.006

0.052

2098.471

95.786

1.467

0.015

0.047

842.608

1058.725

6.144

0.006

0.051

2102.331

94.914

1.473

0.015

0.045

846.823

1045.906

6.075

0.006

0.050

2106.189

93.010

1.464

0.015

0.048

851.038

1008.172

5.817

0.006

0.046

2110.047

92.111

1.470

0.015

0.052

855.251

981.292

5.912

0.006

0.049

2113.903

91.848

1.484

0.015

0.053

859.463

987.188

5.932

0.006

0.057

2117.758

91.217

1.492

0.016

0.052

863.674

981.280

5.369

0.005

0.054

2121.612

90.956

1.516

0.016

0.054

867.884

966.132

5.233

0.005

0.052

2125.464

91.127

1.540

0.016

0.054

872.093

953.384

5.165

0.005

0.054

2129.316

90.984

1.552

0.016

0.053

876.300

959.938

5.139

0.005

0.057

2133.167

90.227

1.555

0.017

0.052

880.506

956.773

5.371

0.005

0.057

2137.016

89.084

1.557

0.017

0.052

884.712

943.054

5.232

0.005

0.054

2140.864

88.229

1.550

0.017

0.050

888.916

947.691

5.097

0.005

0.053

2144.711

87.010

1.543

0.017

0.050

893.119

937.849

5.109

0.005

0.057

2148.557

85.993

1.545

0.017

0.052

897.320

930.410

5.112

0.005

0.055

2152.402

85.278

1.546

0.017

0.053

901.521

901.503

6.655

0.006

0.081

2156.245

85.166

1.568

0.018

0.050

905.721

898.974

9.052

0.009

0.075

2160.088

83.862

1.584

0.018

0.050

909.919

905.594

5.274

0.005

0.065

2163.929

81.343

1.554

0.019

0.051

914.116

901.748

4.546

0.005

0.065

2167.769

80.325

1.552

0.019

0.047

918.312

886.631

4.651

0.005

0.064

2171.608

81.941

1.604

0.019

0.047

922.507

872.619

4.626

0.005

0.063

2175.446

82.504

1.644

0.019

0.048

926.701

857.601

4.775

0.005

0.065

2179.283

81.472

1.661

0.020

0.047

930.893

861.554

4.697

0.005

0.065

2183.119

81.444

1.714

0.021

0.044

935.085

862.189

4.530

0.004

0.064

2186.953

81.410

1.818

0.022

0.046

939.275

842.509

4.218

0.004

0.062

2190.786

82.073

2.011

0.024

0.048

943.465

828.928

4.224

0.004

0.062

2194.619

83.094

2.551

0.030

0.054

947.653

830.974

4.260

0.004

0.067

2198.450

79.301

3.945

0.049

0.066

951.839

820.728

4.184

0.004

0.067

2202.279

79.311

3.435

0.043

0.098

956.025

813.198

4.728

0.005

0.071

2206.108

78.012

4.146

0.053

0.079

960.210

802.693

4.464

0.005

0.070

2209.936

79.071

NaN

NaN

0.081

964.393

803.924

4.939

0.005

0.063

2213.762

79.076

NaN

NaN

0.066

968.576

803.614

12.547

0.015

0.069

2217.587

79.261

3.200

0.040

0.062

972.757

794.741

12.509

0.015

0.067

2221.412

78.983

1.162

0.013

0.096

976.937

780.199

5.330

0.006

0.063

2225.235

78.654

1.025

0.012

0.057

981.116

773.160

3.996

0.005

0.061

2229.057

78.333

1.040

0.013

0.044

985.294

769.712

5.293

0.007

0.070

2232.877

77.675

1.053

0.013

0.042

989.470

773.817

5.243

0.006

0.073

2236.697

77.180

1.062

0.013

0.041

993.646

758.338

4.340

0.005

0.073

2240.515

76.153

1.068

0.013

0.042

997.820

750.257

3.929

0.005

0.074

2244.333

75.473

1.073

0.014

0.043

1001.993

742.808

3.787

0.004

0.070

2248.149

74.585

1.075

0.014

0.045

1006.165

736.074

3.662

0.004

0.070

2251.964

73.684

1.081

0.014

0.045

1010.336

728.646

3.821

0.004

0.073

2255.778

72.972

1.088

0.014

0.046

1014.506

728.762

3.805

0.004

0.073

2259.590

72.065

1.100

0.015

0.048

1018.674

722.591

3.800

0.004

0.074

2263.402

71.309

1.097

0.015

0.046

1022.842

722.125

3.722

0.004

0.073

2267.212

70.922

1.108

0.015

0.048

1027.008

721.773

3.703

0.004

0.074

2271.022

70.965

1.133

0.015

0.047

1031.173

710.569

3.539

0.004

0.075

2274.830

70.784

1.164

0.016

0.048

1035.337

704.405

3.625

0.004

0.076

2278.637

69.957

1.159

0.016

0.049

1039.500

694.192

3.522

0.004

0.076

2282.443

69.052

1.158

0.016

0.049

1043.662

696.684

3.604

0.004

0.075

2286.247

69.218

1.186

0.016

0.051

1047.823

687.954

3.434

0.004

0.076

2290.051

69.060

1.204

0.017

0.050

1051.982

680.266

3.508

0.004

0.078

2293.853

68.066

1.198

0.017

0.049

1056.140

673.808

3.449

0.004

0.075

2297.654

67.829

1.211

0.017

0.049

1060.297

662.363

3.382

0.004

0.076

2301.455

68.046

1.234

0.018

0.048

1064.453

655.003

3.379

0.004

0.077

2305.254

67.600

1.243

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1068.608

642.281

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2309.051

67.129

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1072.762

638.395

3.276

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2312.848

66.702

1.263

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0.053

1076.915

632.791

3.159

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66.261

1.268

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1081.066

627.309

3.238

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0.078

2320.438

65.747

1.270

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618.784

3.163

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2324.231

65.058

1.271

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611.839

3.173

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64.900

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1093.514

601.101

3.051

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2331.814

65.062

1.291

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1097.660

595.873

3.050

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2335.604

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1101.806

595.306

3.103

0.004

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63.538

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0.045

1105.951

596.299

3.101

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63.388

1.295

0.020

0.046

1110.094

592.452

3.056

0.004

0.072

2346.967

63.365

1.308

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590.430

3.054

0.004

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62.308

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587.878

3.128

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1122.517

580.474

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2358.319

61.089

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1126.656

572.994

2.988

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2362.101

61.266

1.302

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1130.794

571.810

3.045

0.004

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2365.882

61.288

1.313

0.021

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1134.931

562.893

2.962

0.004

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2369.661

60.919

1.318

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1139.066

558.952

2.844

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2373.440

60.743

1.325

0.021

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1143.200

553.726

2.854

0.004

0.069

2377.217

60.658

1.330

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0.046

1147.333

550.362

2.837

0.004

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2380.993

59.936

1.333

0.022

0.045

1151.465

551.161

2.889

0.004

0.069

2384.768

58.625

1.302

0.022

0.046

1155.596

544.344

2.885

0.004

0.069

2388.542

58.650

1.309

0.022

0.044

1159.726

537.502

2.947

0.004

0.071

2392.314

59.329

1.332

0.022

0.048

1163.854

535.740

2.857

0.004

0.069

2396.086

59.156

1.336

0.022

0.053

1167.982

532.636

2.792

0.004

0.071

2399.856

58.798

1.333

0.022

0.055

1172.108

526.026

2.713

0.004

0.071

2403.625

58.541

1.334

0.022

0.058

1176.233

523.004

2.785

0.004

0.074

2407.393

58.001

1.324

0.022

0.059

1180.357

513.906

2.719

0.004

0.073

2411.160

57.663

1.320

0.022

0.057

1184.480

505.458

2.624

0.004

0.070

2414.926

56.506

1.297

0.022

0.058

1188.602

504.865

2.671

0.004

0.072

2418.691

55.800

1.285

0.022

0.060

1192.722

501.490

2.649

0.004

0.070

2422.454

55.964

1.286

0.023

0.052

1196.842

497.228

2.662

0.004

0.072

2426.217

55.528

1.281

0.023

0.054

1200.960

488.547

2.577

0.004

0.069

2429.978

55.310

1.283

0.023

0.053

1205.077

484.784

2.533

0.004

0.068

2433.738

54.738

1.286

0.023

0.055

1209.193

480.618

2.519

0.004

0.068

2437.497

54.042

1.275

0.023

0.059

1213.308

480.021

2.569

0.004

0.068

2441.255

53.644

1.269

0.023

0.057

1217.421

479.896

2.494

0.004

0.069

2445.011

53.119

1.272

0.023

0.061

1221.534

477.318

2.515

0.004

0.069

2448.767

52.662

1.277

0.024

0.066

1225.645

471.830

2.504

0.004

0.071

2452.521

52.706

1.287

0.024

0.066

1229.756

466.788

2.458

0.004

0.070

2456.274

52.469

1.290

0.024

0.068

1233.865

468.137

2.497

0.004

0.072

2460.026

52.587

1.303

0.024

0.066

1237.973

460.762

2.447

0.004

0.071

2463.777

52.584

1.317

0.024

0.067

1242.079

458.542

2.450

0.004

0.071

2467.527

52.993

1.346

0.025

0.067

1246.185

454.616

2.455

0.004

0.069

2471.276

52.985

1.365

0.025

0.064

1250.290

451.801

2.441

0.004

0.068

2475.023

52.142

1.356

0.025

0.066

1254.393

448.418

2.421

0.004

0.067

2478.770

51.404

1.345

0.026

0.064

1258.495

443.229

2.390

0.004

0.066

2482.515

50.588

1.347

0.026

0.060

1262.596

439.060

2.313

0.004

0.065

2486.259

50.328

1.357

0.026

0.062

1266.696

438.976

2.354

0.004

0.065

2490.002

50.777

1.381

0.027

0.060

1270.795

438.705

2.347

0.004

0.064

2493.744

50.762

1.397

0.027

0.056

1274.893

434.605

2.353

0.004

0.068

2497.484

50.325

1.398

0.027

0.061

1278.989

423.911

2.323

0.004

0.066

2501.224

50.065

1.410

0.028

0.060

1283.084

415.173

2.226

0.004

0.064

2504.962

49.511

1.422

0.028

0.063

1287.179

415.544

2.266

0.004

0.065

2508.699

48.905

1.421

0.029

0.064

1291.272

415.926

2.252

0.004

0.064

2512.435

48.523

1.446

0.029

0.067

1295.364

417.162

2.301

0.004

0.065

2516.170

48.130

1.472

0.030

0.064

1299.454

413.774

2.256

0.004

0.063

2519.904

47.965

1.481

0.030

0.060

1303.544

410.222

2.266

0.004

0.063

2523.636

47.686

1.509

0.031

0.064

1307.633

405.364

2.273

0.004

0.063

2527.368

47.176

1.547

0.032

0.068

1311.720

402.508

2.301

0.004

0.063

2531.098

46.858

1.624

0.034

0.067

1315.806

395.706

2.193

0.004

0.061

2534.827

46.231

1.658

0.035

0.070

1319.891

394.885

2.203

0.004

0.060

2538.555

46.886

1.673

0.035

0.076

1323.975

395.224

2.192

0.004

0.060

2542.282

45.767

1.712

0.037

0.078

1328.058

392.114

2.725

0.006

0.063

2546.008

45.718

1.796

0.039

0.088

1332.140

392.284

4.110

0.009

0.065

2549.733

45.807

1.838

0.040

0.082

1336.220

393.537

3.566

0.008

0.065

2553.456

44.923

1.747

0.038

0.087

1340.299

380.406

2.328

0.005

0.060

2557.178

44.553

1.738

0.039

0.087

1344.378

373.780

6.492

0.017

0.080

2560.900

44.177

2.138

0.048

0.110

1348.455

371.592

8.332

0.021

0.139

2564.620

43.831

2.231

0.050

0.108

1352.531

375.159

5.251

0.014

0.064

2568.339

44.069

2.072

0.047

0.089

1356.605

379.095

3.096

0.007

0.061

2572.056

43.958

2.164

0.049

0.105

1360.679

374.794

2.607

0.006

0.056

2575.773

43.724

2.240

0.051

0.113

1364.751

376.143

2.568

0.006

0.056

2579.488

43.511

2.261

0.052

0.108

1368.823

371.932

2.404

0.005

0.056

2583.203

42.839

2.541

0.059

0.114

1372.893

371.420

2.310

0.005

0.055

2586.916

42.423

2.592

0.061

0.126

1376.962

367.493

2.252

0.005

0.056

2590.628

42.704

2.604

0.061

0.116

1381.030

361.796

2.427

0.006

0.056

2594.339

42.678

3.072

0.072

0.130

1385.097

366.286

2.425

0.006

0.055

2598.048

42.581

2.676

0.062

0.159

1389.162

359.824

2.239

0.005

0.055

2601.757

42.753

2.703

0.063

0.137

1393.227

352.953

2.202

0.005

0.055

2605.464

43.140

3.243

0.075

0.138

1397.290

355.966

2.305

0.005

0.055

2609.171

43.371

2.872

0.066

0.160

1401.352

354.667

2.254

0.005

0.055

2612.876

43.772

2.763

0.063

0.138

1405.413

352.784

2.222

0.005

0.055

2616.580

43.297

3.197

0.073

0.144

1409.473

348.791

2.174

0.005

0.054

2620.283

42.582

2.911

0.068

0.128

1413.532

347.489

2.135

0.005

0.054

2623.984

41.362

2.436

0.058

0.145

1417.589

342.950

2.105

0.005

0.054

2627.685

40.680

2.744

0.067

0.158

1421.646

338.307

2.066

0.005

0.054

2631.384

41.079

2.932

0.071

0.192

1425.701

335.940

2.041

0.005

0.053

2635.083

41.320

2.313

0.055

0.155

1429.755

334.538

2.059

0.005

0.054

2638.780

40.517

1.220

0.028

0.172

1433.808

333.917

2.070

0.005

0.055

2642.476

39.591

1.261

0.030

0.223

1437.860

329.498

2.012

0.005

0.053

2646.171

39.130

1.266

0.031

0.219

1441.911

323.554

1.971

0.005

0.052

2649.864

38.920

1.279

0.031

0.253

1445.961

324.997

1.989

0.005

0.052

2653.557

38.348

1.393

0.034

0.262

1450.009

323.068

1.975

0.005

0.051

2657.248

38.431

1.451

0.036

0.229

1454.056

319.528

1.967

0.005

0.051

2660.939

38.440

1.719

0.043

0.273

1458.102

317.394

1.961

0.005

0.051

2664.628

38.207

2.406

0.061

0.390

1462.148

317.400

1.997

0.005

0.050

2668.316

38.097

2.849

0.074

0.249

1466.191

315.794

2.011

0.005

0.050

2672.003

38.644

2.521

0.064

0.206

1470.234

313.508

2.008

0.005

0.050

2675.688

38.751

2.557

0.064

0.293

1474.276

310.162

1.973

0.005

0.051

2679.373

38.707

2.384

0.059

0.485

1478.316

306.429

2.033

0.005

0.051

2683.056

38.788

NaN

0.051

NaN

1482.355

307.095

2.104

0.006

0.051

2686.738

38.736

NaN

0.052

NaN

1486.394

298.760

2.004

0.005

0.053

2690.420

38.187

2.117

0.055

0.421

1490.431

296.098

1.944

0.005

0.052

2694.100

38.024

2.514

0.066

0.349

1494.466

297.057

2.007

0.005

0.055

2697.778

37.128

2.381

0.064

0.251

1498.501

294.935

2.099

0.006

0.052

2701.456

36.882

2.233

0.060

0.177

1502.535

288.480

2.017

0.006

0.055

2705.133

36.655

2.372

0.065

0.162

1506.567

284.839

1.886

0.005

0.052

2708.808

36.572

3.054

0.083

0.165

1510.598

288.208

1.961

0.005

0.053

2712.482

36.239

3.069

0.085

0.167

1514.629

291.191

2.008

0.006

0.053

2716.155

36.294

3.012

0.083

0.162

1518.658

288.912

1.996

0.006

0.053

2719.827

36.831

4.114

0.112

0.171

1522.685

286.970

1.992

0.006

0.054

2723.498

36.611

4.274

0.117

0.132

1526.712

286.831

1.984

0.006

0.054

2727.168

36.654

3.087

0.084

0.125

1530.738

284.726

1.955

0.005

0.054

2730.836

35.983

2.592

0.072

0.125

1534.762

280.010

1.921

0.006

0.055

2734.504

36.069

2.984

0.083

0.156

1538.785

279.554

1.960

0.006

0.055

2738.170

35.591

3.949

0.111

0.161

1542.807

277.922

1.951

0.006

0.056

2741.835

35.480

3.957

0.111

0.161

1546.828

278.292

1.958

0.006

0.055

2745.499

35.208

2.825

0.080

0.161

1550.848

274.622

1.928

0.006

0.054

2749.162

34.515

2.564

0.074

0.124

1554.867

269.772

1.903

0.006

0.054

2752.823

34.138

2.971

0.087

0.131

1558.884

264.959

1.915

0.006

0.053

2756.484

34.058

3.250

0.095

0.148

1562.901

267.490

1.966

0.006

0.052

2760.143

33.325

2.923

0.088

0.136

1566.916

261.505

1.946

0.006

0.053

2763.802

33.891

3.245

0.096

0.148

1570.930

260.717

2.079

0.007

0.051

2767.459

34.123

3.291

0.096

0.168

1574.943

256.411

2.067

0.007

0.052

2771.115

33.379

2.909

0.087

0.144

1578.955

254.355

1.956

0.006

0.051

2774.769

33.125

2.573

0.077

0.166

1582.966

249.562

2.004

0.007

0.054

2778.423

33.653

2.619

0.078

0.200

1586.975

244.882

2.525

0.009

0.053

2782.075

32.853

2.619

0.080

0.150

1590.984

243.012

3.139

0.012

0.049

2785.727

33.179

2.781

0.084

0.147

1594.991

243.111

4.027

0.016

0.051

2789.377

33.217

2.656

0.080

0.162

1598.997

248.076

4.984

0.020

0.056

2793.026

33.314

2.362

0.071

0.211

1603.002

251.072

3.677

0.014

0.095

2796.674

33.493

2.332

0.070

0.179

1607.006

255.102

2.730

0.008

0.171

2800.321

33.463

2.601

0.078

0.149

1611.008

254.843

3.710

0.014

0.057

2803.967

33.403

2.973

0.089

0.143

1615.010

241.277

8.474

0.035

0.055

2807.611

33.239

2.566

0.077

0.140

1619.010

231.487

8.181

0.035

0.057

2811.254

32.962

2.302

0.070

0.134

1623.010

233.258

4.461

0.018

0.055

2814.897

32.521

2.323

0.071

0.135

1627.008

233.973

2.212

0.008

0.050

2818.538

33.086

2.458

0.074

0.152

1631.005

235.982

1.698

0.006

0.048

2822.178

32.895

2.358

0.072

0.142

1635.000

230.761

1.612

0.006

0.048

2825.816

32.940

2.195

0.067

0.160

1638.995

226.745

1.587

0.006

0.048

2829.454

32.559

2.170

0.067

0.160

1642.989

224.816

1.586

0.006

0.049

2833.090

31.918

2.253

0.070

0.128

1646.981

225.519

1.596

0.006

0.049

2836.726

31.886

2.316

0.073

0.124

1650.972

224.423

1.585

0.006

0.049

2840.360

31.279

2.145

0.068

0.131

1654.962

223.397

1.590

0.006

0.050

2843.993

31.284

2.062

0.066

0.133

1658.951

223.268

1.604

0.006

0.050

2847.625

31.421

2.140

0.068

0.152

1662.939

221.310

1.615

0.006

0.049

2851.256

30.238

2.155

0.071

0.109

1666.926

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1.595

0.006

0.048

2854.885

30.073

2.210

0.073

0.100

1670.911

214.174

1.565

0.006

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2858.514

30.488

2.179

0.071

0.119

1674.896

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1.566

0.006

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2862.141

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2.156

0.071

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1678.879

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1.560

0.006

0.048

2865.767

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2.189

0.072

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1682.861

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1.550

0.006

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0.075

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1686.842

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1.625

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2873.016

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0.077

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1690.822

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2880.261

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0.078

0.092

1698.778

204.971

1.433

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0.044

2883.881

29.169

2.324

0.079

0.117

1702.754

203.482

1.426

0.006

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2887.500

29.246

2.389

0.081

0.105

1706.729

201.454

1.409

0.006

0.044

2891.119

28.700

2.379

0.082

0.097

1710.703

198.811

1.399

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2894.736

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1714.676

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2898.352

28.295

2.459

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197.812

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2901.966

28.715

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1722.619

195.507

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29.085

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28.801

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184.971

1.390

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28.504

2.679

0.094

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183.460

1.365

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28.348

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0.097

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28.275

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183.824

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1750.381

182.787

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27.331

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179.183

1.433

0.007

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28.915

3.391

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178.033

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27.908

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173.270

1.427

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2952.453

26.967

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1778.087

171.583

1.402

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26.530

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0.070

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170.208

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26.559

3.661

0.137

0.074

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169.025

1.401

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2963.242

25.947

3.673

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167.924

1.405

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27.094

3.961

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165.314

1.401

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4.113

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1.381

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27.758

4.342

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0.088

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160.789

1.378

0.008

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0.078

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159.370

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25.824

4.178

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0.065

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26.137

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156.370

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0.009

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145.947

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145.177

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24.798

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143.916

1.435

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6.220

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6.004

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136.001

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22.094

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20.196

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134.271

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132.534

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19.161

7.137

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3088.356

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Meftah, M., Damé, L., Bolsée, D. et al. A New Solar Spectrum from 656 to 3088 nm. Sol Phys 292, 101 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-017-1115-2

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