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SBUV2/NOAA-16 Ozone Profile, Ozone Total Column 1-Orbit L2 200x200 km V008 (SBUV2N16O3) at GES DISC

Entry ID: GES_DISC_SBUV2N16O3_V008

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Summary

Abstract: The version 008 of the SBUV/2 instrument data was released at the 2004 Quadrennial Ozone Symposium on the DVD. The DVD contained SBUV/2 data from NOAA-09, NOAA-11 and NOAA-16 satellites as well as SBUV data from Nimbus-07 satellite.
The DVD is not available any more, however all the data is available on-line from the NASA GCFC GES DISC.
In the DVD there were some minor problems, e.g. wrong units ... in the figure captions of the images, December 31st data files included a few scans from the following day, January 1st. etc. See http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/stratosphere/sbuv2to/sbuv2to_... for the details.

The SBUV/2 is an operational remote sensor designed to map total ozone concentrations and the vertical distribution of ozone in the earth's atmosphere on a global scale. The purpose of the SBUV/2 instrument is to provide data on an operational basis, from which the distribution of ozone can be determined on the ground. The SBUV/2 system was chosen by NOAA because of the precision and reliability demonstrated by its predecessors, the SBUV and BUV, developed by NASA and flown on the NIMBUS-7 and NIMBUS-4 satellites, respectively.

The SBUV/2 contains a scanning double monochromator and a cloud cover radiometer (CCR) designed to measure ultraviolet (UV) spectral intensities. In its primary mode of operation, the monochromator measures solar radiation Backscattered by the atmosphere in 12 discrete wavelength bands in the near-UV, ranging from 252.0 to 339.8 nanometers, each with a bandpass of 1.1 nm. The total-ozone algorithm uses the four longest wavelength bands (312.5, 317.5, 331.2 and 339.8 nm), whereas the profiling algorithm uses the shorter wavelengths. The cloud cover radiometer operates at 379 nm (i.e., outside the ozone absorption band) with a 3.0 nm bandpass and was designed to measure the reflectivity of the surface in the IFOV. The SBUV/2 also makes periodic measurements of the solar flux by deploying a diffuser plate into the FOV to reflect sunlight into the measurement.

The monochromator and the cloud cover radiometer are mounted so that they look in the nadir direction with coincident FOV's of 11.3 by 11.3 degrees. As the satellite moves in a sun synchronous orbit, the FOV traces 160 km wide paths on the ground. The earth rotates approximately 26 degrees during each orbit. The satellite footprint moves at a speed of about 6 km/sec. In discrete mode, a set of 12 measurements, one for each discrete wavelength band, is taken every 32 seconds. The order of measurements is 252.0 to 339.9 nm and the integration time is 1.25 seconds per measurement. For each monochromator measurement, there is a cloud cover radiometer measurement.

The SBUV/2 instrument can also measure the solar irradiance or the atmospheric radiance with a continuous spectral scan from 160 to 400 nm in increments of nominally 0.148 nm.

Purpose: The purpose of the SBUV instrument is to measure the Solar irradiance and Earth radiance in the near ultraviolet spectrum. From these data, the following atmospheric properties can be deduced:
* The global and vertical distribution of stratospheric ozone.
* The structure and dynamics of stratospheric ozone.
* Photochemical processes and the influence of "trace" constituents on the ozone layer.
* Long-term solar activity in the Ultraviolet spectrum.
* Usable data can only be collected by the SBUV when it is integrated onto an afternoon spacecraft due to solar angle requirements.

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Description: Access NOAA-16 SBUV/2 Ozone data

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: GES DISC

Dataset Title: SBUV2/NOAA-16 Ozone Profile, Ozone Total Column 1-Orbit L2 200x200 km

Dataset Release Place: Greenbelt, MD

Dataset Publisher: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Version: 008

Online Resource: http://mirador.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2000-10-03

Stop Date: 2003-12-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Science Keywords

LAND SURFACE > SURFACE RADIATIVE PROPERTIES > REFLECTANCE > UV SURFACE REFLECTIVITY

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN COMPOUNDS > OZONE > OZONE PROFILES

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN COMPOUNDS > OZONE > TOTAL COLUMN OZONE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

NOAA-16 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-16

Instrument

SBUV/2 > Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet/2

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

CWIC > CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog

Quality http://ozoneaq.gsfc.nasa.gov/V8_Data_Documentation.md

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Ancillary Keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY

Total Ozone

Ozone Profile

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NOAA

Data Center

Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP Phone: 301-614-5224 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov Contact Address: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center Code 610.2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Personnel

GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 301-614-5224

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov

Contact Address:

Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center

Code 610.2

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

LARRY FLYNN, PH. D

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 301-763-8136 x131

Email: Lawrence.E.Flynn at noaa.gov

IRINA V. GERASIMOV

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: 301-614-5501

Email: irina.v.gerasimov at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

GES DISC

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Code 610.2

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Bhartia, P.K., R.D. McPeters, C.L. Mateer, L.E. Flynn, and C. Wellemeyer, 1996: Algorithm for the estimation of vertical ozone profile from the backscattered ultraviolet (BUV) technique, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 18793-18806.

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2012-03-13

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-03-13

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