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STAR / SMCD / SPB Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SBUV/2) Project - Data Products

NOAA-09 (1985-1998)

NOAA-09 Satellite

NOAA-09 SBUV/2 was launched on December 12, 1984 into a 470-nmi afternoon orbit.The instrument observed the ozone layer until February 1998.

Ozone Data

NOAA-09 SBUV/2 Profile Total Ozone files (Ver. 8, DVD ASCII format)

Please see the readme file below for data information and caveats!

README 1st
Sample software for opening daily PMF files
- readcompv8sbuv_sg_F90.txt (FORTRAN90)
- read_compv8sbuv_sg.pro (IDL)

Shortcut to the data:

NOAA-09 before 1989
NOAA-09 after 1992