High precision, high time-cadence measurements of the Mg II index of solar activity by the GOES-R Extreme Ultraviolet Irradiance Sensor 1: EUVS-C design and preflight calibration | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

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Issue		J. Space Weather Space Clim. Volume 15, 2025


Article Number		12
Number of page(s)		16
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2025005
Published online		08 April 2025

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