Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet instrument
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The Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet instrument was a spaceborne UV spectrometer used on Space Shuttle missions to measure Earth's atmospheric ozone and other trace gases by analyzing backscattered solar ultraviolet radiation.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
atmospheric sounding instrument
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remote sensing instrument ⓘ spaceborne ultraviolet spectrometer ⓘ |
| application |
atmospheric chemistry research
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climate-related studies ⓘ ozone layer monitoring ⓘ |
| category |
space-based Earth observation instrument
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ultraviolet backscatter instrument ⓘ |
| dataType |
ozone column estimates
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ultraviolet radiance measurements ⓘ |
| environment | space environment ⓘ |
| measurementTechnique |
nadir-viewing backscatter
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ultraviolet spectroscopy ⓘ |
| measures |
Earth's atmospheric ozone
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atmospheric trace gases ⓘ backscattered solar ultraviolet radiation ⓘ |
| observes |
Earth's atmosphere
NERFINISHED
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global ozone distribution ⓘ stratospheric ozone ⓘ |
| operatedFrom | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| platform | Space Shuttle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
monitor atmospheric ozone distribution
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retrieve vertical information on ozone and trace gases ⓘ study ozone layer variability ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SBUV) instruments
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ozone monitoring instruments ⓘ |
| senses | backscattered radiation from Earth's atmosphere ⓘ |
| spectralRegion | ultraviolet ⓘ |
| usedOn | Space Shuttle missions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSource | solar radiation ⓘ |
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