CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - SBUV/3 -
Full Name Solar Backscattter Ultra-Violet Instrument/3 Status No longer operational
Instrument Agencies NOAA Maturity
Instrument Type Atmospheric chemistry Geometry Limb-scanning
Instrument Technology High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer Sampling Sounding
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Solar Backscatter Ultra-Violet Instrument.
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary
UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
OzoneO3 Mole Fraction
Radiation budgetUpward long-wave irradiance at TOA
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Earth Radiation Budget click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Ozone click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions