SBUV/2

Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet / 2

Satellites

NOAA 9 to 19 except 12 and 15

Status

Operational – Utilised in the period: 1984 to ~ 2014

Mission

Vertical profile of ozone and other species. Solar irradiance

Instrument type

UV spectro-radiometer. Either 12 discrete 1-nm bandwidth channels selectable in the interval 252 to 340 nm, or continuous sweep from 160 to 340 nm.

Scanning technique

Nadir view only

Coverage/cycle

About 1650 measurements/day. Global coverage (170 km spacing) in 10 days, in daylight

Resolution

170 km

Resources

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