CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - BUFS-4 -
Full Name Backscatter spectrometer/4 Status No longer considered
Instrument Agencies ROSKOSMOS Maturity
Instrument Type Earth radiation budget radiometers Geometry
Instrument Technology High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer Sampling Sounding
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Atmospheric ozone profile measurements.
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary UV: 12 channels (250 - 340 nm)
UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
OzoneO3 Mole Fraction
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Ozone click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions