----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I am a scientific technical editor at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. A colleague of mine came to me with a question I thought someone on this list might be able to help with (I was referred to this list through a different list). As background, he's an astronomer working on calibrating an ocean color remote sensing satellite instrument (the same project I work on). His question revolves around the differences between two solar atlases which were published around the same time. Here are the citations: Neckel, H., and D. Labs, 1984: The solar radiation between 3300 and 12500 A. Solar Physics, 90, 205--258. Kurucz, R.L., I. Furenlid, J. Brualt, and L. Testerman, 1984: Solar Flux Atlas from 296 to 1300 nm. National Solar Observatory Atlas No. 1. Around here on my project, most authors---when citing solar radiation references---cite Neckel and Labs. My colleague wants to know how come? Is it because Solar Physics is a peer-reviewed journal and the NSO document is, although published, primarily in internal NSO publication and therefore not widely read? Or, are there actual differences within the two manuscripts that are significant? Any and all answers would be welcome. If you can't help me directly, could you possibly point me in another direction for getting the answers this colleague needs? Please send all replies replies to me directly since I am not subscribed to your list. TIA. Elaine Firestone ________________________________________________________________ Elaine R. Firestone, AESE Voice: (301) 286-4553 Senior Technical Editor Fax: (301) 286-1775 Records&Information Manager Net: [log in to unmask] NASA/GSFC/GSC/Code 970.2 [log in to unmask] Bldg. 28, Rm. W128 Greenbelt, MD 20771 "I'm not trying to change the world... USA just make it more readable." --E.R. Firestone SeaWiFS Home Page: http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEAWIFS.html ________________________________________________________________