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
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 - 2005) |
| 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) |