SBUV/2 Products

Metadata from the NOAA Metadata Manager and Repository (NMMR)

Identification Information:
Dataset Identifier:
gov.noaa.class:SBUV
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD/SSD > Satellite Services Division, Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publication Date:
19841212
Title:
SBUV/2 Products
Geospatial Data Presentation Form:
raster digital data
Publication Information:
Publication Place:
Suitland, MD
Publisher:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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CLASS: SBUV Products
Information about products derived from Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer-2 sensor archived at CLASS.
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CLASS: SBUV Products
Search for products derived from Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer-2 (SBUV/2) archived at CLASS.
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Information Processing Division: Ozone Products
Information about ozone products derived from the SBUV/2 instrument.
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Level 1B Notices
This webpage has real-time and historical notices regarding the 1B processing. The Pre-Product Processing (PPP) produces the Polar Level 1B orbital products for the instruments on the POES spacecrafts. Instrument data is ingested, calibrated and Earth location data is applied to produce the 1B data set.
Citation Identifier:
gov.noaa.class:SBUV
Description:
Abstract:
The Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer-2 (SBUV/2) is an operational remote sensor designed to map, on a global scale, total ozone concentrations and the vertical distribution of ozone in the earth's atmosphere. The 1b Capture Data Set contains (1) all SBUV/2 sensor data and support data necessary for the derivation of atmospheric ozone and solar flux; (2) instrument in-flight calibration data and housekeeping functions for monitoring post-launch instrument changes; and (3) prelaunch calibration factors, and computed current-day instrument calibration and albedo correction factors to adjust the ozone algorithm for actual instrument performance.

The Product Master File (PMF) contains ozone information located in space and time, other meteorological information developed in support of the ozone computation, parameters indicating the validity of the individual ozone retrievals, and the radiance information derived from the SBUV/2 measurements.
Purpose:
For ozone research. Knowledge of the temporal and spatial distribution of atmospheric ozone is important since ozone strongly absorbs solar ultraviolet energy and prevents this harmful radiation from reaching the earth's surface.
Documentation:
Data Dictionary Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator:
Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.)
Originator:
Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.)
Originator:
Winston, Wayne (ed.)
Publication Date:
200009
Title:
NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 9.7.4, Data Dictionary (for SBUV/2)
Edition:
revision
Publication Information:
Publication Place:
Asheville, NC
Publisher:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
More Information:
NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 9.7.4, Data Dictionary (for SBUV/2)
Data dictionary for SBUV/2 terminology.
User's Guide:
Citation Information:
Originator:
Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.)
Originator:
Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.)
Originator:
Winston, Wayne (ed.)
Publication Date:
200009
Title:
NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 9.7, Ozone (SBUV/2) Products
Edition:
revision
Publication Information:
Publication Place:
Asheville, NC
Publisher:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
More Information:
NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 9.7, Ozone (SBUV/2) Products
Description of operational ozone products based on the data collected from the SBUV/2 instrument.
User's Guide:
Citation Information:
Originator:
Kidwell, Katherine B. (comp. and ed.)
Publication Date:
199811
Title:
NOAA Polar Orbiter Data User's Guide, Section 4.4, SBUV/2 Data
Edition:
revision
Publication Information:
Publication Place:
Suitland, MD
Publisher:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC/SSB > Satellite Services Branch, NCDC, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
More Information:
NOAA Polar Orbiter Data User's Guide, Section 4.4, SBUV/2 Data
Describes instrument and data characteristics of the Solar Backscattered Ultraviolet system/Version 2 (SBUV/2).
Supplemental Information:
Implementation of the SBUV/2 system on the NOAA spacecraft is in response to Public Law 95-95, the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977, which calls for the establishment by NOAA of a continuing program of research and monitoring of the stratosphere for the purpose of early detection of stratosphere changes and the climatic effects of such changes.
Dates of data availability: 

	NOAA-9 data available Dec 1984 - Feb 1998,
	NOAA-11 data available Sep 1988 - May 2004,
	NOAA-14 data available Dec 1994 to present,
	NOAA-16 data available Sep 2000 - present,
	NOAA-17 data available Jul 2002 - present.
	NOAA-18 data available Aug 2005 - May 2008
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date:
19841212
Ending Date:
Present
Currentness Reference:
upon processing
Status:
Progress:
In work
Maintenance and Update Frequency:
Daily and Monthly
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate:
-180
East Bounding Coordinate:
180
North Bounding Coordinate:
90
South Bounding Coordinate:
-90
Processing Level:
Processing Level Identifier:
Level 1b and 2
Processing Level Authority:
Citation Information:
Originator:
Standards Working Group, Federal Geographic Data Committee
Publication Date:
20021009
Title:
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata - Appendix B, NOAA Data Product Levels
Edition:
FGDC-STD-012-2002
Publication Information:
Publication Place:
590 National Center Reston, VA 20192
Publisher:
Federal Geographic Data Committee Secretariat c/o U.S. Geological Survey
More Information:
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata, FGDC-STD-012-2002
The purpose of this standard is to provide extensions to the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata for describing geospatial data obtained from remote sensing.
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus:
ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme Keyword:
ClimatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus:
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
Theme Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Oxygen Compounds > Ozone
Theme Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Solar Irradiance
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus:
NASA/GCMD Instrument Keywords
Theme Keyword:
SBUV/2 > Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet/2
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus:
None
Theme Keyword:
Total Ozone
Theme Keyword:
Profile Ozone
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus:
NASA/GCMD Location Keywords
Place Keyword:
Geographic Region > Global
Platform and Instrument Identification:
Mission Name:
POES > Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites
Platform Full Name:
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-9
Platform Short Name:
NOAA-9
Instrument Name:
Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Spectral Radiometer Version 2
Instrument Short Name:
SBUV/2
Platform and Instrument Identification:
Mission Name:
POES > Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites
Platform Full Name:
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-11
Platform Short Name:
NOAA-11
Instrument Name:
Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Spectral Radiometer Version 2
Instrument Short Name:
SBUV/2
Platform and Instrument Identification:
Mission Name:
POES > Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites
Platform Full Name:
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-14
Platform Short Name:
NOAA-14
Instrument Name:
Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Spectral Radiometer Version 2
Instrument Short Name:
SBUV/2
Platform and Instrument Identification:
Mission Name:
POES > Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites
Platform Full Name:
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-16
Platform Short Name:
NOAA-16
Instrument Name:
Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Spectral Radiometer Version 2
Instrument Short Name:
SBUV/2
Platform and Instrument Identification:
Mission Name:
POES > Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites
Platform Full Name:
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-17
Platform Short Name:
NOAA-17
Instrument Name:
Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Spectral Radiometer Version 2
Instrument Short Name:
SBUV/2
Platform and Instrument Identification:
Mission Name:
POES > Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites
Platform Full Name:
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-18
Platform Short Name:
NOAA-18
Instrument Name:
Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Spectral Radiometer Version 2
Instrument Short Name:
SBUV/2
Band Identification:
Number of Bands:
12
Individual Band Identification:
Band ID:
1
Band Measurement Mode ID:
252.00 nm
Individual Band Identification:
Band ID:
2
Band Measurement Mode ID:
273.61 nm
Individual Band Identification:
Band ID:
3
Band Measurement Mode ID:
283.10 nm
Individual Band Identification:
Band ID:
4
Band Measurement Mode ID:
287.70 nm
Individual Band Identification:
Band ID:
5
Band Measurement Mode ID:
292.29 nm
Individual Band Identification:
Band ID:
6
Band Measurement Mode ID:
297.59 nm
Individual Band Identification:
Band ID:
7
Band Measurement Mode ID:
301.97 nm
Individual Band Identification:
Band ID:
8
Band Measurement Mode ID:
305.87 nm
Individual Band Identification:
Band ID:
9
Band Measurement Mode ID:
312.57 nm
Individual Band Identification:
Band ID:
10
Band Measurement Mode ID:
217.56 nm
Individual Band Identification:
Band ID:
11
Band Measurement Mode ID:
331.26 nm
Individual Band Identification:
Band ID:
12
Band Measurement Mode ID:
339.89 nm
Individual Band Identification:
Band ID:
Cloud Cover Radiometrics
Band Measurement Mode ID:
379.00 nm
Access Constraints:
None
Use Constraints:
Please reference NOAA/NESDIS if you use this data in publication.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD/SSD > Satellite Services Division, Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Contact Person:
Donna McNamara
Contact Position:
Ozone Product Area Lead
Contact Address:
Address Type:
physical
Address:
5200 Auth Rd., Room 510
City:
Camp Springs
State or Province:
MD
Postal Code:
20746
Country:
USA
Contact Voice Telephone:
(301) 763-8142 x145
Contact Facsimile Telephone:
(301) 899-9196
Contact Electronic Mail Address:
Donna.McNamara@noaa.gov
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name:
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/OZONE/TOAST/images/Newest/sbuv.png
Browse Graphic File Description:
Most recent image of global SBUV/2 analysis.
Browse Graphic File Type:
PNG
Data Set Credit:
David Benner, Chief of Satellite Services Division. Phone: (301) 763-8131.
Aggregation Information:
Container Packet ID:
Dataset Identifier:
gov.noaa.class:SBUV
Component Information:
Aggregation Member ID:
Dataset Identifier:
gov.noaa.class:SBUV1B
Aggregation Member ID:
Dataset Identifier:
gov.noaa.class:SBUVPMF
Aggregation Criteria:
Processing Level
Aggregation Criteria:
SBUV/2 Sensor
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Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method:
Raster
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Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude Resolution:
11.3
Longitude Resolution:
11.3
Geographic Coordinate Units:
Decimal degrees
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Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization:
DOC/NOAA/CLASS > Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Contact Address:
Address Type:
mailing and physical
Address:
151 Patton Avenue
City:
Asheville
State or Province:
NC
Postal Code:
28801-5001
Contact Voice Telephone:
(828) 271-4850 x3183
Contact Facsimile Telephone:
(828) 271-4328
Contact Electronic Mail Address:
info@class.noaa.gov
Hours of Service:
9 - 5 EST
Resource Description:
1B File Naming Convention: ozone.sbuv.YYYYMM.op1b.n SS

PMF File Naming Convention: ozone.sbuv.YYYYMM.nSSv6.oper.tar (the tar file contains daily files named ozone.sbuv.YYYYMMDD.nSSv6.oper )
Where YYYY = year

MM = month

DD = day

SS = satellite ID
Distribution Liability:
Disclaimer - While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
Standard Order Process:
Resource Description:
SBUV
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name:
1B format
Format Information Content:
daily file
Digital Transfer Option:
Online Option:
Computer Contact Information:
Network Address:
Network Resource Name:
http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_family=SBUV
Download:
CLASS: SBUV Products
Download options for products derived from Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer-2 (SBUV/2) and archived at CLASS/NOAA.
Offline Option:
Offline Media:
CD-ROM
Recording Format:
n/a
Offline Option:
Offline Media:
DVD
Recording Format:
n/a
Offline Option:
Offline Media:
IBM LTO Tape
Recording Format:
n/a
Compatibility Information:
Generations 1, 2 and 3.
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name:
Binary
Format Information Content:
monthly file
Digital Transfer Option:
Online Option:
Computer Contact Information:
Network Address:
Network Resource Name:
http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_family=SBUV
Download:
CLASS: SBUV Products
Download options for products derived from Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer-2 (SBUV/2) and archived at CLASS/NOAA.
Offline Option:
Offline Media:
CD-ROM
Recording Format:
n/a
Offline Option:
Offline Media:
DVD
Recording Format:
n/a
Offline Option:
Offline Media:
IBM LTO Tape
Recording Format:
n/a
Compatibility Information:
Generations 1, 2 and 3.
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name:
BUFR
Digital Transfer Option:
Online Option:
Computer Contact Information:
Network Address:
Network Resource Name:
http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_family=SBUV
Download:
CLASS: SBUV Products
Download options for products derived from Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer-2 (SBUV/2) and archived at CLASS/NOAA.
Offline Option:
Offline Media:
CD-ROM
Recording Format:
n/a
Offline Option:
Offline Media:
DVD
Recording Format:
n/a
Offline Option:
Offline Media:
IBM LTO Tape
Recording Format:
n/a
Compatibility Information:
Generations 1, 2 and 3.
Fees:
Electronic download (FTP) of the data is free. There is a fee for copies of data on physical media. Optical disks are $25.00 per unit and magnetic tape is $100 per unit. Price does not include additional service and handling costs.
Ordering Instructions:
The option to order data for shipping will occur at the order checkout stage, from which you will then proceed to another NOAA site to provide shipping and billing addresses and credit card information. Contact the CLASS Help Desk (info@class.noaa.gov) for instructions for payment by other means.
Turnaround:
Delivery of physical media occurs within 1 to 2 weeks, but may take longer for large orders.
Available Time Period:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date:
19841212
Ending Date:
Present
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Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date:
20081007
Metadata Review Date:
20080617
Metadata Future Review Date:
20090617
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Contact Person:
Anna Milan
Contact Address:
Address Type:
Mailing and Physical Address
Address:
325 Broadway, Mail Code E/GC4
City:
Boulder
State or Province:
CO
Postal Code:
80305-3328
Country:
USA
Contact Voice Telephone:
(303) 497-5099
Contact Facsimile Telephone:
(303) 497-6513
Contact Electronic Mail Address:
Anna.Milan@noaa.gov
Hours of Service:
9:00 - 5:00 Mountain
Metadata Standard Name:
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata
Metadata Standard Version:
FGDC-STD-012-2002
Metadata Extensions:
Online Linkage:
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/extensions/local_extensions.html
Profile Name:
NGDC Extensions to FGDC Metadata
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Instrument Information:
Instrument Name:
SBUV/2 > Solar Backscattered Ultraviolet Radiometer/2
Instrument Description:
Instrument Type:
imager (scanning monochromator) and sounder (a cloud cover radiometer)
Operational Mode:
Discrete mode, sweep mode or diffuser plate mode.
Collection Type:
nonspatial scanning
Other Collector Description:
The SBUV/2 is a nadir pointing nonspatial scanning instrument sensitive to radiation in the 160 nm to 400 nm ultraviolet spectrum. The SBUV/2 instruments on the TIROS-N satellites are designed to measure the total ozone in a vertical column beneath the satellite and its distribution with height in the atmosphere. 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 backscatter by the atmosphere in 12 discrete wavelength bands in the near-UV, ranging from 252.0 to 339.8 nm, each with a bandpass of 1.1 nm. The total-ozone algorithm uses the four longest wavelength bands (312.5, 317.5, 331.1, 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 instantaneous field of view (IFOV). The SBUV/2 also makes periodic measurements of the solar flux by deploying a diffuser plate into the field of view (FOV) to reflect sunlight into the instrument. The monochromator and the cloud cover radiometer are mounted so that they look in the nadir direction with coincident nominal 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, 1 for each discrete wavelength band, is taken every 32 seconds. The order of measurements is 252.0 to 339.8 and the integration time is 1.25 seconds per measurement. For each monochromator measurement there is a cloud cover radiometer measurement.
Instrument Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator:
Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.)
Originator:
Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.)
Originator:
Winston, Wayne (ed.)
Publication Date:
200009
Title:
NOAA KLM User's Guide, Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Spectral Radiometer (SBUV/2), Section 3.8
Edition:
revision
Publication Information:
Publication Place:
Asheville, NC
Publisher:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
More Information:
NOAA KLM User's Guide, Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Spectral Radiometer (SBUV/2), Section 3.8
Describes SBUV/2 instrument.
Instrument Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator:
Goodrum, Geoffrey (ed.)
Originator:
Kidwell, Katherine B. (ed.)
Originator:
Winston, Wayne (ed.)
Publication Date:
200009
Title:
NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 7.4, SBUV/2
Edition:
revision
Publication Information:
Publication Place:
Asheville, NC
Publisher:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
More Information:
NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 7.4, SBUV/2
An overview of SBUV/2 calibration.
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