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Record 1 2006-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Air Pollution
CONT

Ozone was monitored by two similar instruments; the Backscatter Ultraviolet Spectrometer (BUV) and the Solar Backscatter Spectrometer (SBUV). The BUV was mounted on the Nimbus-4 satellite and collected data from 1970-04-10 to 1977-06-05. The SBUV was mounted on the Nimbus-7 satellite and collected data from 1979-01-21 until 1987-01-24. The data from both instruments were processed using the same algorithm.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Pollution de l'air
OBS

ultraviolet : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
  • Contaminación del aire
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