A new service using IPDA and Virtual Observatory tools to provide absolute solar spectra at ground
Résumé
In the framework of the Sun-Earth relations, the SOLSPEC spectrometer embarked on the International Space Station allowed to obtain solar spectra at different periods of the solar cycle and in particular at its minimum. Spectra are currently accessible via various virtual observatory services including at CDS (Centre de Donnees de Strasbourg, France)ftp://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/pub/cats/VI/152and viahttp://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR?-source=VI/152Our colleagues ask for an adaptation in spectral resolution depending on the use, and also absolute solar spectra observed at ground for many configurations : zenith view, limb, sky, etc... Many requests have been made to us in this sense, and this service via a virtual Observatory portal seemed to us the most adapted to our situation. This tool is the result of IPDA and IVOA (International Virtual Observatory Alliance) collaboration.