SBUV/2 Instrument

Identifiersbuv-2NamesSolar Backscattter Ultra-Violet Instrument/2SBUV/2 About identifiers

Measurements and Applications

Data on trace gases including vertical profile ozone, and solar irradiance and total ozone concentration measurements.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Solar Backscattter Ultra-Violet Instrument/2
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
NOAA
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

Performance Summary

Resolution
170 km
[Best Resolution: 170000m]
Swath
Accuracy
Absolute accuracy: 1%
Waveband
UV: 0.16 - 0.4 µm (12 channels)
UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm)

Instrument Missions

NOAA-9 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 9 (1984 - 1998) noaa-9_sbuv-2
NOAA-10 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 10 (1986 - 2001) noaa-10_sbuv-2
NOAA-11 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 11 (1988 - 2004) noaa-11_sbuv-2
NOAA-13 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 13 (1993 - 1993) noaa-13_sbuv-2
NOAA-14 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 14 (1994 - 2007) noaa-14_sbuv-2
NOAA-16 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 16 (2000 - 2014) noaa-16_sbuv-2
NOAA-17 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 17 (2002 - 2013) noaa-17_sbuv-2
NOAA-18 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 18 (2005 - 2025) noaa-18_sbuv-2
NOAA-19 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 19 (2009 - 2025) noaa-19_sbuv-2

Instrument Measurements

CategoryParameter
OzoneO3 Mole Fraction
Radiation budgetUpward long-wave irradiance at TOA
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