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

NOAA-17 Satellite

NOAA-17 (2002-Present)

NOAA-17 SBUV was launched on June 24, 2002 into a 450-nmi morning orbit. The instrument continued to monitor the ozone layer until April 10th 2013.

Ozone Data

NOAA-17 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-17

(Please note that 2002 data is currently not available. It is still being evaluated and will be placed on the site in the future.)