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TOMS Satellite Data
Satellite overpass data was made available from TOMS instruments on NIMBUS-7 and from EARTH-PROBE satellites. The periods analysed and satellite footprint dimensions are listed in Table 2.
|
TOMS Satellite |
Start Date |
End Date |
Footprint minimum to maximum dimensions (km x km) |
|
NIMBUS-7 |
Day 305, 1978 |
Day 126, 1993 |
(50 x 50) to (150 x 100) |
|
EARTH-PROBE |
Day 198, 1996 |
Day 50, 2000 |
(26 x 26) to (60 x 33) to Dec 1997 (38 x 38) to (99 x 52) from Dec 1997 |
Table 2. Details of satellite-derived UV estimates
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