Wg. Planet et al., COMPARISON OF NOAA-11 SBUV 2 OZONE VERTICAL PROFILES WITH CORRELATIVEMEASUREMENTS/, Geophysical research letters, 23(3), 1996, pp. 293-296
Vertical profiles of ozone have been determined from observations with
the Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SBUV/2) instrument on the NOAA-11
operational satellite. These observations began in January 1989 and co
ntinue to early 1995. Comparisons have been made with selected sets of
ozone vertical profiles derived from an ensemble of satellite and lan
d-based measurements. These include; 1) lidar and microwave measuremen
ts performed at Table Mountain, CA. 2) Umkehr observations with a mid-
northern latitude set of Dobson spectrophotometers. 3) balloon ozoneso
ndes launched from Boulder, CO. 4) measurements with the NASA SBUV on
Nimbus-7. Overall, the SBUV/2 profiles within the altitude range of 1-
20mb agree with the other measurements to about +/-5% with a -3 to -5%
bias, the SBUV/2 values being lower. This level of agreement is consi
stent with the expected performance of the SBUV/2 instrument based on
an extensive characterization of the instrument both in pre-launch cal
ibration and in-orbit performance and also with current understanding
of the test optical components used in pre-flight calibration.