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SAM II Data Sets

Data obtained from the SAM II (Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement II) instrument, which flew on board the Nimbus-7 satellite, are used to determine the vertical distribution of stratospheric aerosols in the polar regions of both hemispheres.

Guide Documents	Ordering Data	Readme Files	Sample Software
Project Data Set	ASDC Web Ordering Tool Order SAM II CD-ROM	Data Set (Text file)	C Code

Data Set Name	Browse Product	Parameter(s)	Temporal Coverage	Spatial Coverage	Source/Platform	Sensor(s)
SAM2_AERO_PRF_NAT	No	Aerosols	10/29/1978 - 12/18/1993	Polar Regions	NIMBUS-7	Sun Photometer

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