SBUV/2 Product Master Files

Metadata from the NOAA Metadata Manager and Repository (NMMR)

Identification Information:
Dataset Identifier:
gov.noaa.class:SBUVPMF
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:
19850314
Title:
SBUV/2 Product Master Files
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
More Information:
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.
Citation Identifier:
gov.noaa.class:SBUVPMF
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 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 9.7.5, 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 9.7.5, 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 9.7.2, Product Master File (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 9.7.2, Product Master File (SBUV/2)
Information about the Product Master Files from SBUV/2.
User's Guide:
Citation Information:
Originator:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publication Date:
19970301
Title:
Solar Backscattered Ultraviolet Spectral Radiometer Version 2 (SBUV/2) User's Guide
Edition:
Revision 3
Publication Information:
Publication Place:
Suitland, MD
Publisher:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Other Citation Details:
Prepared by SASC Technologies Inc. as part of NOAA Contract NA-83-SAC-00063. A large portion of the Users Guide is available online at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/pod-guide/ncdc/docs/klm/html/c9/sec9-7.htm. For a complete copy of the document, contact Donna McNamara.
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.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date:
19850314
Ending Date:
Present
Currentness Reference:
upon processing
Status:
Progress:
In work
Maintenance and Update Frequency:
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 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 at http://gcmd.nasa.gov/Resources/valids/gcmd_parameters.html
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 at http://gcmd.nasa.gov/Resources/valids/sensors.html
Theme Keyword:
SBUV/2 > Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet/2
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus:
Uncontrolled Keywords
Theme Keyword:
Total Ozone
Theme Keyword:
Profile Ozone
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus:
NASA/GCMD Location Keywords at http://gcmd.nasa.gov/Resources/valids/location.html
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
Platform Serial Identifier:
N9
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
Platform Serial Identifier:
N11
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
Platform Serial Identifier:
N14
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
Platform Serial Identifier:
N16
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
Platform Serial Identifier:
N17
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
Platform Serial Identifier:
N18
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 1B and processing level 2
Aggregation Criteria:
SBUV/2 Sensor
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Data Quality Information:
Attribute Accuracy:
Attribute Accuracy Report:
This is an operational dataset which uses the best available calibration at the time of data collection. Follow-on reprocessing is done the NESDIS/ORA in conjunction with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center which carefully takes into account instrument performance and inter-satellite comparison. Users who are doing trend studies should consider using the reprocessed products.

The uncertainties in the SBUV ozone data have three principal sources: uncertainties in the measurements, uncertainties in the physical quantities used in the algorithm, and uncertainties inherent in the mathematical methodology of the algorithm. Each of these sources of uncertainty can be manifested in one or more of these three ways: random error, an absolute error (or bias) that is independent of time and a time dependent error, or drift. Total ozone from SBUV has a bias of about 2% relative to the total ozone measured by the surface network of Dobson stations. Profile ozone has a bias of about 5%. In the determination of both bias and drift relative to ground station measurements, the statistical uncertainties are dominated by station-to-station variability. These consistencies between stations and between sensors limit the accuracy and the precision with which SBUV measurements can be validated. High altitude (> 20km) dust and aerosols injected by volcanoes can produce substantial error in the ozone profiles retrieved from SBUV data. Effects on total ozone are generally small (< 1%) except when large quantities of sulfur dioxide (> 1 m/atm-cm amounting to about 1000 tons of SO2 in the instruments field of view) are present in the gaseous form. Since major volcanoes can inject several mega-tons of SO2 into the atmosphere, it is evident that areas near a volcano, after a major eruption, can give falsely enhanced total ozone values. However, such effects are invariably short lived as SO2 is spread quickly by the prevailing wind, and is converted rapidly to sulfuric acid aerosols that do not absorb UV radiation. Stratospheric aerosol clouds can significantly enhance the back scattered radiation causing errors in the ozone vertical profile. Given the extreme spatial and temporal variability of the effects of volcanoes, it is currently not possible to design a retrieval algorithm to remove their effects from SBUV ozone data. It has, however, been possible to detect the presence of volcanic contamination in the instrument's field of view and flag the retrieved data. Two volcano checks have been implemented. One of these estimates the amount of SO2 present in the instrument's field of view and flags the data if total ozone is suspected to be in error by at least 5%. An index called the sulfur dioxide index (SOI) is also computed that provides a measurement (as yet, uncalibrated) of SO2 contamination. The other check is meant primarily for the detection of high level aerosols which affect SBUV ozone profiles. A volcano contamination index (VCI) is derived that measures the strength of this contamination. Although error analysis studies are still not complete, empirical evidence suggest that SBUV profiles which pass the check should have errors of no more than 5% between 7 and 40 mb. Above the altitude of 7 mb, effects of aerosol are generally negligible even when large quantities of aerosol are present in the lower altitudes. Therefore, SBUV profile data above 7 mb can be used even though they are flagged for volcano contamination. Similarly, total columnar ozone derived from SBUV are generally not in significant error even when large quantities of aerosols are present.
Error Codes are provided in the PMF which can give indication as to potential problems with either total or profile ozone:
Total Ozone: 

	0 - Low path length, good scan,
	1 - High path length, good scan,
	2 - Very high path, good scan,
	3 - Spare,
	4 - Inconsistency between best ozone and the largest weighted ozone pair,
	5 - Difference between best ozone and total zone for profile greater than three sigma,
	6 - Spare,
	7 - Photometer reflectivity and monochrometer reflectivity differ by more than 0.15,
	8 - Best reflectivity out of range (less than -0.05 or greater than 1.05),
	9 - A-pair, B-pair or C-pair ozone exceeds the dynamic range of the tables.
The dynamic ranges are: 

	Latitude < 15 deg - 180-350 DU,
	Latitude 15-45 deg - 180-600 DU,
	Latitude > 45 deg - 180-650 DU.
Profile Ozone: 

	0 - No error,
	1 - Lower level anomaly,
	2 - Inconsistency between best ozone and profile total ozone,
	3 - Final residue greater than 3 sigma,
	4 - Measured Q-value calculated with a priori profile and multiple-scattering/reflectivity correction,
	5 - C greater than 3.0 DU or less than 0.5 DU,
	6 - Sigma greater than 0.8 or less than 0.3,
	7 - Reflectivity is less than -0.05, greater than 1.05, or changes by more than 0.05 from wavelength to wavelength,
	8 - Total ozone not available or in-band stray light contamination,
	9 - Bad radiance or eclipse contamination,
	10 - 19 Same as above except in descending mode.
Logical Consistency Report:
TBD
Completeness Report:
The SBUV/2 instrument can only measure ozone during daylight hours. In addition, there are times when various SBUV/2 instruments are put into special modes of data collection that prevent the retrieval of total and profile ozone.
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:
SBUV/2 data is collected in 32 sec major frames. In discrete mode, the mode used for retrieval of total and profile ozone, a set of 12 measurements (1 for each discrete wavelength band) is taken every 32 seconds. Latitude and longitude values are provided in the data record at the beginning and end of each 32 second major frame. The instrument manufacturer (Ball) data books typically list SBUV/2 pointing errors from laboratory measurements of approximately 0.15 degrees in the X-direction, and 0.05 degrees or less in the Y-direction. This represents ~2 km or less at the surface. Uncertainties in satellite orientation and/or timing will add to this value.
Vertical Positional Accuracy:
Vertical Positional Accuracy Report:
Since SBUV/2 is a nadir-viewing instrument, it provides no inherent information about altitude, and therefore no estimate of vertical accuracy can be made. The vertical resolution is related to the nature of the retrieval algorithm. It is estimated that vertical resolution is at best about 6 km for a BUV type algorithm.
Lineage:
Source Information:
Source 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 1B Capture Datasets
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
More Information:
Information Processing Division: Ozone Products
Information about ozone products derived from the SBUV/2 instrument.
More Information:
CLASS: SBUV Products
Information about products derived from Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer-2 sensor archived at CLASS.
Search:
CLASS: SBUV Products
Search for products derived from Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer-2 (SBUV/2) archived at CLASS.
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Level 1B Notices
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:SBUV1B
Type of Source Media:
satellite data
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
Unknown
Source Currentness Reference:
upon processing
Source Citation Abbreviation:
gov.noaa.class:SBUV1B
Source Contribution:
Level 1b dataset from SBUV/2 instrument and additional calibration information.
Process Step:
Process Description:
The PMF is created from the daily SBUV/2 1B dataset. Daily PMF products are accumulated to produce archival calendar month products.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation:
gov.noaa.class:SBUV1B
Process Date:
Not complete
Source Produced Citation Abbreviation:
gov.noaa.class:SBUVPMF
Process 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
Algorithm Information:
Algorithm Identifiers:
Citation Information:
Originator:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publication Date:
Unknown
Title:
Algorithm: SBUV/2 Ozone
Algorithm Description:
Algorithm Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publication Date:
19970301
Title:
Solar Backscattered Ultraviolet Spectral Radiometer Version 2 (SBUV/2) User's Guide
Edition:
Revision 3
Publication Information:
Publication Place:
Suitland, MD
Publisher:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Other Citation Details:
Prepared by SASC Technologies Inc. as part of NOAA Contract NA-83-SAC-00063. A large portion of the Users Guide is available online at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/pod-guide/ncdc/docs/klm/html/c9/sec9-7.htm. For a complete copy of the document, contact Donna McNamara.
Algorithm Change History:
Algorithm Change Description:
Process Step:
Process Description:
TBD
Process Date:
Unknown
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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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Entity and Attribute Information:
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview:
Each PMF dataset contains one month of data comprised of whole orbits (delimited by nighttime equator crossing). The file begins with the first daylight scan of the first whole orbit within the day. The last orbit in the file may contain some data from the next day. The information on the tape is grouped logically by orbit and by scan. Header and summary information is provided for each orbital group of scan by scan ozone data as well as daily summary information.
Profile ozone is provided in both layer and level amounts. Individual ozone amounts (m/atm-cm) are provided in the following 12 pressure layers:

UMKEHR 

LAYER#	  	ATM         	MB
12		.0002-.0001 	0.25-0.12
11 		.0005-.0002 	0.49-0.25
10 		.0010-.0005 	0.99-0.49
9  		.0020-.0010 	1.98-0.99
8  		.0039-.0020 	3.96-1.98
7  		.0078-.0039 	7.92-3.96
6  		.0156-.0078 	15.83-7.92
5  		.0313-.0156 	31.66-15.83
4  		.0625-.0313 	63.33-31.66
3  		.1250-.0625 	126.66-63.33
2  		.2500-.1250 	253.31-126.66
1 		1.0000-.2500	1013.25-253.31
Individual ozone amounts are provided at the following 19 pressure levels: 

	Level#	Level Pressure (mb)
	1 		0.3
	2 		0.4
	3 		0.5
	4 		0.7
	5 		1.0
	6 		1.5
	7 		2.0
	8 		3.0
	9 		4.0
	10 		5.0
	11 		7.0
	12 		10.0
	13 		15.0
	14 		20.0
	15 		30.0
	16 		40.0
	17 		50.0
	18 		70.0
	19 		100.0
The dataset is organized as follows: 

	OOPS (Operational Ozone Processing System) standard header records (I & II),
	Orbital header record (1),
	PMF data records (~100),
	Orbital trailer record,
	Repeat last 3 items for each orbit (14 or 15 optimally),
	Daily trailer record (1),
	Repeat last 5 items for each day of month.
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation:
SBUV/2 User's Guide, augmented by information from the Ozone Product Area Lead.
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview:
OOPS Standard Header Record I (All words are EBCDIC* characters except word 1.) 

	Word		Description
	1		Record ID - 241 (integer)
	2-3		Spacecraft Name	(NOAA - xx)
	4-5		Instrument Name	(SBUV/2 )
	6-9		Data Set name (16 character data set name)
	10		Data Version Identifier	(VER)
	11-12		Data Version (xxa)
	13		Data Generation Identifier (GEN)
	14-15		Data Generation Date (yyyymmdd)
	16-17		Data Generation Time (hhmmss)
	18-19		Program Identifier (PROGRAM:)
	20-21		Program name (aaaaaa)
	22		Program Version Identifier (VER)
	23-24		Program Version (xx.xx)
	25-26		Program Version Date (yyyymmdd)
	27-180		Spare (EBCDIC* blanks)
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation:
SBUV/2 User's Guide, augmented by information from the Ozone Product Area Lead.
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview:
OOPS Standard Header Record II 

	Word		Description
	1	    	Record ID - 242 (integer)
	2-40		Data or Program Version Change Description
	41-180		Spare (EBCDIC* blanks)
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation:
SBUV/2 User's Guide, augmented by information from the Ozone Product Area Lead.
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview:
PMF Orbital Header Record (All words are Real*4 unless otherwise specified.) 

	Word		Description
	1		Record ID - 741 (Integer)
	2		Logical sequence number (1)
	3		SBUV/2 orbit number
	4-7		Date of job run (EBCDIC*)
	8		Julian day of first good scan
	9		Seconds of day of first good scan (seconds)
	10		Year of first good scan (yyyy)
	11		Sub-satellite latitude of first good scan (degrees)
	12		Sub-satellite longitude of first good scan (degrees)
	13		Spare (-77.0)
	14-16		Processing parameters
	17		Spare (-77.0)
	18-30		Day 1 solar irradiance
	31-67		Radiance calibration factors
	68-80		Band center wavelengths
	81-93		Effective ozone absorption coefficients
	94-106		Rayleigh scattering coefficient
	107-126	Processing options 0.0 = false 1.0 = true
	127-207	Spare (-77.0)
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation:
SBUV/2 User's Guide, augmented by information from the Ozone Product Area Lead.
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview:
PMF Data Record (All words are Real*4 unless otherwise specified.) 

Word		Description
1		Record ID - 761 (integer)
2		Logical Sequence Number
3		SBUV/2 Orbit Number
4		Year at start of scan*1000 + Day of Year at Start of Scan
5		Seconds of Day
6		Sub-satellite Latitude at the Beginning of Scan (Degrees)
7		Sub-satellite Longitude at the Beginning of Scan (Degrees)
8		Total - Ozone Output
9		View Latitude - Average for Total Ozone Wavelengths (Degrees)
10		View Longitude - Average for Total Ozone Wavelengths (Degrees)
11-14		Solar Zenith Angle - Average for Total Ozone Wavelengths (Degrees)
15-18		N-Values (CCR Coincident with 339.8, 331.2, 317.5, 312.5 nm)
19		B Values (Monochrometor 339.8, 331.2, 317.5, 312.5, 305 nm)
20		Gain Selection code for Each of five Wavelengths (339.8, 331.2, 317.5, 312.5, 305 nm) (For example Integer #33322)
21		Total Ozone - Best Estimate based on TOVS Cloud Height. (m-atm-cm)
22		FOV Average Cloud Top Pressure (atm) (Reported by TOVS)
23		Pressure of Reflective Surface (Estimated using TOVS) (atm)
24		Reflectivity-average (Estimated using TOVS)
25		Percent Cloud from CCR
26		Ozone Error Flag for TOVS Total Ozone
27		Total A-Pair Ozone (m-atm-cm)
28		Ozone A-Pair sensitivity (N-Value/m-atm-cm)
29		Reflectivity average for A-Pair
30		Ozone Weight A-Pair
31		Total Ozone B-Pair (m-atm-cm)
32		Ozone Sensitivity B-Pair (N-Value/m-atm-cm)
33		Reflectivity average for B-Pair
34		Ozone Weight B-Pair
35		Total Ozone-Best Estimate Based on Climatological Cloud Height (m-atm-cm)
36		Total Ozone C-Pair (m-atm-cm)
37		Pressure of reflecting Surface (Estimated Without TOVS) (atm)
38		Reflectivity Average
39		Ozone Sensitivity C-Pair  (N-Value/m-atm-cm)
40		Ozone Error Flag for Best Ozone
41		FOV Snow Flag *10 + Table Selection Index
			1 = Snow		1 = Low Latitude
			0 = No Snow 		2 = Mid Latitude
			-1 = No Info. 		3 = High Latitude
42		Grating Position Error Offset For Wavelength's 7 - 12
43		Reflectivity difference (Photometer/monochromator)
44		Terrain Surface Pressure (atm)
45		Total Ozone D-Pair (m-atm-cm)
46		SOI Index
47		Total Ozone B'-Pair (m-atm-cm)
48		View latitude - Average for profile (degrees)
49		View longitude - Average for profile (degrees)
50		Solar Zenith Angle - Average for profile (degrees)
51-58		N-Values(CCR coincident with Profile wavelengths 252.2, 275.3, 283.0,287.6, 292.2, 297.5, 301.9, and 305.8 nm)
59-66		N-Values (monochromator profile wavelengths)
67-68		Gain Selection Flags for Each of Eight Wavelengths
69-80		Layer Ozone-First Guess Amounts in 12 Pressure Layers (m-atm-cm)
81	  	Total Ozone for A Priori profile (m-atm-cm)
82-91		Q-Values Corrected for Multiple Scattering and Surface Reflectivity (252.2 through 317.5 nm)
92-101		Initial Residues (252.2 through 317.5 nm) (%)
102-106	Multiple-Scattering correction to Q for Five Longer Wavelengths Channels (297.5 through 317.5 nm)
107-111	Reflectivities for Five Longer Wavelengths (297.5 through 317.5)
112-116	Multiple-Scattering Sensitivity for Five Longer Wavelengths (297.5 through 317.5 nm) (Q-Value/m-atm-cm)
117-121	Multiple-Scattering Mixing Fraction for Five Longer Wavelengths (297.5 through 317.5 nm)
122-131	Final Residues (252.2 through 317.5) (%)
132-143	Layer Ozone Amounts for Solution Profile in 12 Pressure Layers (m-atm-cm)
144-155	Layer Ozone Standard Deviations for Solution Profile in 12 Pressure Layers (%)
156		Total Ozone for solution profile (m-atm-cm)
157		Ozone Error Flag for Profile
158-159	Upper Level Profile parameters C (m-atm-cm) and Sigma
160-178	Ozone Mixing Ratio at 19 Pressure Levels (micro gm/gm)
179-190	Layer Ozone Standard Deviations for First Guess in 12 Pressure Layers (%)
191-200	Standard Deviations of Q-Values Corrected for Multiple Scattering and Reflectivity (252.2 through 317.5nm) (%)
201		Number of Iterations for Profile Solution
202		VCI (Volcano Contamination Index)
203		Spare (-77) or Solar Azimuth Angle at FOV at Start of Scan (degrees)
204		Ozone Sensitivity D-Pair (n-value/m-atm-cm)
205		Ozone Sensitivity B'-Pair (n_value/m-atm-cm)
206		Solar Zenith Angle at Start of Scan (Rad x 104)
207		Solar Zenith Angle at End of Scan (Rad x 104)
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation:
SBUV/2 User's Guide, augmented by information from the Ozone Product Area Lead.
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview:
PMF Orbital Trailer Record (All words are Real*4 unless otherwise specified.) 

	Word  		Description
	1		Record ID -781 (integer)
	2		Logical sequence number -(N+2); N = number of data records
	3		SBUV/2 orbit number
	4		Day of year of last good scan of orbit (yyyyddd)
	5		Seconds of day of last good scan of orbit
	6		Subsatellite latitude at the end of orbit (degrees)
	7		Subsatellite longitude at the end of orbit (degrees)
	8		View latitude - Average for total ozone on last scan (degrees)
	9		View Longitude - Average for total ozone on last scan (degrees)
	10-39		Processing counters (orbital sub-totals)
	50-207		Spares
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation:
SBUV/2 User's Guide, augmented by information from the Ozone Product Area Lead.
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview:
PMF Daily Trailer Record (All words are Real*4 unless otherwise specified.) 

	Word   	Description
	1		Record ID - 785 (integer)
	2		Daily Trailer Identifier (-1.0)
	3		SBUV/2 Orbit Number of Last Orbit of Day
	4		Day of Year of Last Scan of Day (yyyyddd)
	5		Seconds of Day of Last Scan of Day
	6		Subsatellite Latitude of Last Scan (Degrees)
	7		Subsatellite Longitude of Last Scan (Degrees)
	8-27		Processing Counters (Daily Totals)
	28-207		Spares
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation:
SBUV/2 User's Guide, augmented by information from the Ozone Product Area Lead.
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Beginning Date:
19841212
Ending Date:
Present
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Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date:
20070315
Metadata Future Review Date:
20070901
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DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata
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FGDC-STD-012-2002
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NGDC Extensions to FGDC Metadata
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Platform and Mission Information:
Mission Information:
Mission Name:
POES > Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites
Mission Description:
The polar orbiting satellites are able to collect global data on a daily basis for a variety of land, ocean, and atmospheric applications. Data from the POES series supports a broad range of environmental monitoring applications including weather analysis and forecasting, climate research and prediction, global sea surface temperature measurements, atmospheric soundings of temperature and humidity, ocean dynamics research, volcanic eruption monitoring, forest fire detection, global vegetation analysis, search and rescue, and many other applications.
Mission History:
Mission Start Date:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
19781013
Mission Significant Event:
Process Step:
Process Description:
TIROS-N launched. Instruments: AVHRR and TOVS.
Process Date:
19781013
Process Step:
Process Description:
TIROS-N began operations
Process Date:
19781019
Process Step:
Process Description:
TIROS-N ended operations
Process Date:
19800130
Mission Significant Event:
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-6 launched.
Process Date:
19790627
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-6 ended operations
Process Date:
19861116
Mission Significant Event:
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-7 launched
Process Date:
19810623
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA 7 began operations
Process Date:
19810819
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-7 ended operations
Process Date:
19860607
Mission Significant Event:
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-8 (NOAA-E) launched.
Process Date:
19830328
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-8 began operations
Process Date:
19830620
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-8 ended operations
Process Date:
19851031
Mission Significant Event:
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-9 (NOAA-F) launched.
Process Date:
19841212
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-9 began operations
Process Date:
19850225
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-9 ended operations
Process Date:
19881107
Mission Significant Event:
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-10 (NOAA-G) launched.
Process Date:
19860917
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-10 began operations
Process Date:
19861117
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-10 ended operations
Process Date:
19910916
Mission Significant Event:
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-11 (NOAA-H) launched.
Process Date:
19880924
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-11 began operations
Process Date:
19881108
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-11 ended operations
Process Date:
19950411
Mission Significant Event:
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-12 (NOAA-D) launched and began operations. Instruments: AVHRR/2, DCS/2, HIRS/2, MSU, SEM (POES)/2.
Process Date:
19910514
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-12 ended operations.
Process Date:
19981214
Mission Significant Event:
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-13 (NOAA-I) launched and began operations.
Process Date:
19930809
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-13 ended operations.
Process Date:
19930821
Mission Significant Event:
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-14 (NOAA-J) launched. Instruments: AVHRR/2, DCS/2, HIRS/2, MSU, SARSAT, SBUV/2, SEM/1 and SSU.
Process Date:
19941230
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-14 began operations.
Process Date:
19950411
Mission Significant Event:
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-15 (NOAA-K) launched. Instruments: AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AMSU-B, AVHRR/3, DCS/2, HIRS/3, SARSAT and SEM/2.
Process Date:
19980513
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-15 began operations.
Process Date:
19981215
Mission Significant Event:
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-16 (NOAA-L) launched. Instruments: AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AMSU-B, AVHRR/3, HIRS/3, SARSAT, SBUV/2 and SEM/2.
Process Date:
20000921
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-16 began operations.
Process Date:
20010320
Mission Significant Event:
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-17 (NOAA-M) launched. Instruments: AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AMSU-B, AVHRR/3, DCS/2, HIRS/3, SARSAT, SBUV/2 and SEM/2.
Process Date:
20020624
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-17 began operations.
Process Date:
20021015
Mission Significant Event:
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-18 (NOAA-N) launched. Instruments: AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AVHRR/3, DCS/2, HIRS/4, MHS, SARSAT, SBUV/2 and SEM/2.
Process Date:
20050520
Process Step:
Process Description:
NOAA-18 began operations.
Process Date:
20050830
Mission Significant Event:
Process Step:
Process Description:
METOP-A launched. Instruments: A-DCS, AMSU-A, ASCAT, AVHRR/3, GOME-2, GRAS, HIRS/4, IASI, MHS, SARP-3, SARR and SEM-2.
Process Date:
20061019
Process Step:
Process Description:
METOP-A operational.
Process Date:
Unknown
Platform Information:
Platform Full Name:
NOAA-9 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-9
Platform Start Date:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
19850225
Platform Sponsor:
NOAA POES > NOAA Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites
Platform Sponsor:
NASA > National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Platform Description:
NOAA-9 (F) - 

	Launched: December 12, 1984.
	Instruments: AVHRR/2, TOVS (HIRS/2, MSU, SSU), SBUV/2, ERBE, SARSAT (SARR, SARP) and Argos/DCS.
	Operational dates: February 25, 1985 to November 7, 1988.
NOAA-9 was the second operational satellite in the Advanced TIROS-N series. The spacecraft was rectangular shaped (166" long by 74" high) and powered by a 191" by 94" solar array. The satellite was Earth oriented, three-axis stabilized and weighed approximately 2000 pounds. NOAA-9 was placed in a near circular, (470nm) polar orbit. The APT and HRPT capabilities still exist with this satellite.
Platform Orbit:
Ephemeris:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
19870112
Time of Day:
10233000
Keplerian Orbit:
Orbit Period:
Orbit Period Units:
minutes
Orbit Period Value:
102.1
Eccentricity:
.0015104
Orbit Angle Units:
degrees
Inclination:
99.0283
Right Ascension of Ascending Node:
336.9318
Argument of Perigee:
287.8319
Perigee Passage Time:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
Unknown
Platform Information:
Platform Full Name:
NOAA-11 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-11
Platform Start Date:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
19881108
Platform Sponsor:
NOAA POES > NOAA Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites
Platform Sponsor:
NASA > National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Platform Description:
NOAA-11 (H) - 

	Launch: September 24, 1988.
	Instruments: AVHRR/2, TOVS (HIRS/2, MSU, SSU), SBUV/2	SARSAT (SARR, SARP) and Argos/DCS.
	Operational Dates: November 8, 1988-April 11, 1995.
NOAA-11 was placed in a near circular, (470nm) polar orbit. It was the fourth operational satellite in the Advanced TIROS-N series. The spacecraft was rectangular shaped (166" long by 74" high) and powered by a 191" by 94" solar array. The satellite was Earth oriented, three-axis stabilized and weighed approximately 2000 pounds.
Platform Orbit:
Ephemeris:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
19910102
Time of Day:
02405700
Keplerian Orbit:
Orbit Period:
Orbit Period Units:
minutes
Orbit Period Value:
102.0
Eccentricity:
.0013020
Orbit Angle Units:
degrees
Inclination:
99.0102
Right Ascension of Ascending Node:
99.0102
Argument of Perigee:
83.9104
Perigee Passage Time:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
Unknown
Platform Information:
Platform Full Name:
NOAA-14 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-14
Platform Start Date:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
19950411
Platform Sponsor:
NOAA POES > NOAA Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites
Platform Sponsor:
NASA > National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Platform Description:
NOAA-14 (J) - 

	Launch: December 30, 1994.
	Instruments: AVHRR/2, TOVS (HIRS/2, MSU, SSU), SBUV/2	SEM, SARSAT (SARR, SARP) and Argos/DCS.
	Operational Dates: April 11, 1995 to October 07, 2002.
	Operational Status: AM Standby.
NOAA-14 was placed in a near circular, (470nm) polar orbit. It is the sixth operational satellite in the Advanced TIROS-N series and replaced NOAA-11. The spacecraft was rectangular shaped and powered by a 191" by 94"solar array. The satellite was Earth oriented, three-axis stabilized and weighed approximately 2200 pounds.
Platform Orbit:
Ephemeris:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
19970411
Time of Day:
14482600
Keplerian Orbit:
Orbit Period:
Orbit Period Units:
minutes
Orbit Period Value:
102.0
Eccentricity:
.0010296
Orbit Angle Units:
degrees
Inclination:
98.9833
Right Ascension of Ascending Node:
52.7758
Argument of Perigee:
115.5350
Perigee Passage Time:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
Unknown
Platform Information:
Platform Full Name:
NOAA-16 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-16
Platform Start Date:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
20010320
Platform Sponsor:
NOAA POES > NOAA Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites
Platform Sponsor:
NASA > National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Platform Description:
NOAA-16 (L) - 

	Launched: September 21, 2000.
	Instruments: AVHRR/3, TOVS (HIRS/3, AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AMSU-B), SBUV/2, SEM/2, SARSAT (SARR, SARP/2) and DCS/2.
	Operational Dates: March 20, 2001 to Present.
	Operational Status: PM Secondary.
Platform Orbit:
Ephemeris:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
20030229
Time of Day:
184107
Keplerian Orbit:
Orbit Period:
Orbit Period Units:
minutes
Orbit Period Value:
102.0
Eccentricity:
.0009830
Orbit Angle Units:
degrees
Inclination:
98.9025
Right Ascension of Ascending Node:
8.9793
Argument of Perigee:
277.2505
Perigee Passage Time:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
Unknown
Platform Information:
Platform Full Name:
NOAA-17 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-17
Platform Start Date:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
20021015
Platform Sponsor:
NOAA POES > NOAA Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites
Platform Sponsor:
NASA > National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Platform Description:
NOAA-17 (M) - 

	Launched: June 24, 2002.
	Instruments: AVHRR/3, TOVS (HIRS/3, AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AMSU-B), SBUV/2, SEM/2, SARSAT, DCS/2.
	Operational Status: AM Primary.
Platform Orbit:
Ephemeris:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
20030122
Time of Day:
220747
Keplerian Orbit:
Orbit Period:
Orbit Period Units:
minutes
Orbit Period Value:
101.2
Eccentricity:
.0012659
Orbit Angle Units:
degrees
Inclination:
98.7612
Right Ascension of Ascending Node:
94.2672
Argument of Perigee:
75.2605
Perigee Passage Time:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
Unknown
Platform Information:
Platform Full Name:
NOAA-18 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-18
Platform Start Date:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
20050830
Platform Sponsor:
NOAA POES > NOAA Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites
Platform Sponsor:
NASA > National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Platform Sponsor:
IJPS > Initial Joint Polar-orbiting Operational Satellite System
Platform Description:
NOAA-18 (N) - 

	Launch: May 20, 2005.
	Instruments: AVHRR/3, TOVS (HIRS/4, AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, MHS), SBUV/2, SARSAT (SARR, SARP/2) and DCS/2.
	Operational Dates: August 30, 2005 to Present.
	Operational Status: PM Primary.
NOAA-18 marks the beginning of the NOAA and European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) Initial Joint Polar System (IJPS) agreement.
Platform Orbit:
Ephemeris:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
20050607
Time of Day:
11424400
Keplerian Orbit:
Orbit Period:
Orbit Period Units:
minutes
Orbit Period Value:
102.1
Eccentricity:
.0014061
Orbit Angle Units:
degrees
Inclination:
98.7438
Right Ascension of Ascending Node:
105.7522
Argument of Perigee:
199.3746
Perigee Passage Time:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
Unknown
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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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