CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- TOU/SBUS
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Full Name
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Total Ozone Unit & Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Sounder
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NRSCC , CAST , NSMC-CMA, CNSA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders 
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Geometry
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Cross-track scanning
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Instrument Technology
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High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer
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Sampling
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Sounding
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Data Access
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Constrained Access
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Data Format
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L-1 data: HDF 5.0
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Measurements and Applications
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Ozone total column vertical profile measurements.
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Resolution Summary
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TOU: 50 km total ozone, SBUS: 200 km total ozone
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Swath Summary
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TOU: 3000 km, SBUS: nadir only
[Max Swath: 3000 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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50km
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Waveband Summary
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TOU: 6 channels in the range 308 - 360 nm, SBUS: in the range 252 - 340 nm
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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