Measurements and Applications
                  
                
               
              
                Data on trace gases including vertical profile ozone, and solar irradiance and total ozone concentration measurements.
              
              
              
                Full Name
                
                  Solar Backscattter Ultra-Violet Instrument/2
                
                Status
                
                  No longer operational
                
               
              
                
                  Instrument Agencies
                
                
                Maturity
                
                  High Heritage - Operational
                
               
              
                
                  Instrument Type
                
                
                  Atmospheric chemistry  
                 
                Geometry
                
                  Limb-scanning
                
               
              
                
                  Instrument Technology
                
                
                  High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer
                
                Sampling
                
                  Sounding
                
               
              
                
                  Data Access
                
                
                  Open Access
                
                
                  Data Format
                
                
                  Native
                
               
              
              
                Resolution
                
                  170 km
[Best Resolution: 170000m]
                
               
              
              
                Accuracy
                
                  Absolute accuracy: 1%
                
               
              
                Waveband
                
                  UV: 0.16 - 0.4 µm (12 channels)
                
               
              
              
              
                
		
			| NOAA-9 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 9 (1984 - 1998)  | 
			| NOAA-10 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 10 (1986 - 2001)  | 
			| NOAA-11 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 11 (1988 - 2004)  | 
			| NOAA-13 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 13 (1993 - 1993)  | 
			| NOAA-14 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 14 (1994 - 2007)  | 
			| NOAA-16 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 16 (2000 - 2014)  | 
			| NOAA-17 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 17 (2002 - 2013)  | 
			| NOAA-18 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 18 (2005 - 2025)  | 
			| NOAA-19 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 19 (2009 - 2025)  |