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- [Source: GLORY project home page, http://glory.gsfc.nasa.gov/overview-tim.html ]
The TIM will collect high accuracy, high precision measurements of total solar irradiance using an active cavity radiometer that monitors changes in incident sunlight to Earth's atmosphere.
Changes in both the solar irradiance and in the composition of the atmosphere can cause global climate change. Solar irradiance is a purely a natural phenomenon, while the composition of the atmosphere is strongly influenced by the byproducts of modern industrial societies. Over the past century, the average surface temperature of Earth has increased by about 0.5 degrees Celsius.
The TIM is a heritage-design instrument that was originally flown on the SORCE satellite launched in January 2003.
Group: Instrument_Details
Entry_ID: TIM
Group: Instrument_Identification
Instrument_Category: Solar/Space Observing Instruments
Instrument_Class: Visible/Infrared Instruments
Short_Name: TIM
Long_Name: Total Irradiance Monitor
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Group: Associated_Platforms
Short_Name: GLORY
Short_Name: SORCE
Short_Name: STPSat-3
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Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information
Wavelength_Keyword: Visible
Number_Channels: 1
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Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information
Wavelength_Keyword: Ultraviolet
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Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information
Wavelength_Keyword: Near Infrared
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Online_Resource: http://glory.gsfc.nasa.gov/overview-tim2.html
Online_Resource: http://glory.giss.nasa.gov/tim/
Online_Resource: http://lasp.colorado.edu/sorce/instruments/tim.htm
Sample_Image: http://glory.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/tim2.jpg
Creation_Date: 2007-01-05
Group: Instrument_Logistics
Data_Rate: 713 bps
Instrument_Start_Date: 2003-01-25
Instrument_Owner: USA/NASA
Instrument_Owner: LASP-CU
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