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The Shuttle SBUV (SSBUV) and NOAA-11 SBUV/2 instruments measured solar spectral UV irradiance during the maximum and declining phase of solar cycle 22. The SSBUV data accurately represent the absolute solar UV irradiance between 200–405 nm, and also show the long-term variations during eight flights between October 1989 and January 1996. These data have been used to correct long-term sensitivity changes in the NOAA-11 SBUV/2 data, which provide a near-daily record of solar UV variations over the 170–400 nm region between December 1988 and October 1994. The NOAA-11 data demonstrate the evolution of short-term solar UV activity during solar cycle 22.
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DeLand, M.T., Cebula, R.P. & Hilsenrath, E. SSBUV and NOAA-11 SBUV/2 Solar Variability Measurements. Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica 42, 83–91 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023350017847
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