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TI: Solar Ultraviolet Variability During the TIMED Mission
AU: * Woods, T
EM: tom.woods@lasp.colorado.edu
AF: LASP / University of Colorado, 1234 Innovation Dr., Boulder, CO 80303 United States
AU: Eparvier, F
EM: frank.eparvier@lasp.colorado.edu
AF: LASP / University of Colorado, 1234 Innovation Dr., Boulder, CO 80303 United States
AU: Woodraska, D
EM: don.woodraska@lasp.colorado.edu
AF: LASP / University of Colorado, 1234 Innovation Dr., Boulder, CO 80303 United States
AB: The TIMED satellite was launched in December 2001 near solar cycle maximum. The solar activity remained at solar maximum conditions during 2002 and has declined to moderate activity during 2003. As part of the TIMED mission objective to study the energetics of the upper atmosphere, the Solar EUV Experiment (SEE) aboard TIMED measures the solar extreme ultraviolet (EUV) energy input. The SEE instrument is measuring the solar UV irradiance with a spectral resolution of 0.4 nm between 27 and 194 nm and with 7-10 nm resolution shortward of 27 nm. The solar UV irradiance varies on all time scales, seconds to years, and this variation is very dependent on wavelength. During the TIMED mission, the SEE instrument has observed over 90 flares which last from minutes to hours, over 24 solar rotations which have a period of about 27 days, and maximum to moderate conditions during the current 11-year solar cycle. The coronal emissions, such as the Fe XVI 33.5 nm emission and X-rays, vary the most, with variations of a factor of 10 for the larger flares, a factor of 2 for solar rotation, and a factor of 4 during the TIMED mission (2 years). The transition region emissions, such as the H I 121.6 nm and He II 30.4 nm emissions, vary less, with variations of a factor of 1.2 for solar rotation and a factor of 1.4 during the TIMED mission. The chromospheric and photospheric emissions vary even less. The variations of the solar UV irradiance shortward of 194 nm and its effects on the upper atmosphere above 60 km will be discussed in the context of the TIMED mission.
UR: http://lasp.colorado.edu/see/
DE: 0358 Thermosphere--energy deposition
DE: 7536 Solar activity cycle (2162)
DE: 7538 Solar irradiance
DE: 7549 Ultraviolet emissions
SC: SPA - Aeronomy [SA]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting