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NOAA-O3
NOAA Dual-Beam UV-Absorption Ozone Photometer

The NOAA Dual-Beam UV-Absorption Ozone Photometer (NOAA-O3) is an in situ optical balloon-borne and airborne instrument that measures ozone concentrations in the troposphere and lower stratosphere. It operates at a wavelength of 254 nm, enabling it to calculate ozone number density due to the precise ozone absorption cross section at that wavelength. It has a sampling rate of 2 Hz and a horizontal resolution of 100 to 200 meters during typical research flights.

Image of the NOAA-O3 photometer
NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Instrument Details

Optical/Photon
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Air Quality > Tropospheric Ozone
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Oxygen Compounds > Ozone
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Air Quality
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry
Lower Stratosphere, Troposphere
2 Hz
100-200m
1180 THz
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1137316External Link
ACCENT

Atmospheric Chemistry of Combustion Emissions Near the Tropopause

1999—2000
Southern United States
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3 Deployments
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WAM

WB-57 Aerosol Mission

1998
Ellington Field, Houston, Texas
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1 Deployment
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10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/ATTREX/0003External Link