Glory's Total Irradiance Monitor (TIM)

The Total Irradiance Monitor (TIM) is an electrical substitution radiometer (ESR) that measures total solar irradiance (TSI) with extreme accuracy and precision. It has four identical radiometers to provide redundancy and to detect changes in the instrument performance due to exposure to solar radiation. As illustrated by this animation, the TIM is mounted on a two-axis, gimbaled platform that tracks the Sun independent of spacecraft orientation. The Glory TIM will continue the TSI measurements currently being acquired by the TIM instrument on the NASA SORCE satellite, in orbit since 2003.

Total Irradiance Monitor (TIM) on the Glory satellite. Total Irradiance Monitor (TIM) on the Glory satellite.
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Animation Number:10384
Completed:2009-02-19
Animator:Ryan Zuber (UMBC) (Lead)
Producer:Maria Frostic (UMBC)
Scientist:Michael Mischenko (NASA/GISS)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:Glory
Glory/TIM
Goddard TV Tape:G2008-047 -- Glory Resource Reel
Keywords:
SVS >> Climate
SVS >> Earth Science
SVS >> Global Warming
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Instrument
SVS >> Satellite
SVS >> Spacecraft
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Radiation >> Solar Irradiance
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Irradiance
SVS >> Climate Change
SVS >> Glory
More Information on this topic available at:
http://glory.gsfc.nasa.gov


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