<s>
SCIAMACHY	B-Algorithm
(	O
SCanning	O
Imaging	O
Absorption	O
SpectroMeter	O
for	O
Atmospheric	O
CHartographY	O
;	O
Greek	O
:	O
σκιάμάχη	O
:	O
analogously	O
:	O
"	O
Fighting	O
shadows	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
ten	O
instruments	O
aboard	O
of	O
ESA	O
's	O
ENVIronmental	O
SATellite	O
,	O
ENVISAT	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
satellite	O
spectrometer	O
designed	O
to	O
measure	O
sunlight	O
,	O
transmitted	O
,	O
reflected	O
and	O
scattered	O
by	O
the	O
earth	O
's	O
atmosphere	O
or	O
surface	O
in	O
the	O
ultraviolet	B-Application
,	O
visible	O
and	O
near	O
infrared	O
wavelength	O
region	O
(	O
240	O
nm	O
-	O
2380nm	O
)	O
at	O
moderate	O
spectral	O
resolution	O
(	O
0.2nm	O
-	O
1.5nm	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCIAMACHY	B-Algorithm
was	O
built	O
by	O
Netherlands	O
and	O
Germany	O
at	O
TNO/TPD	O
,	O
SRON	O
and	O
Dutch	O
Space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCIAMACHY	B-Algorithm
,	O
aboard	O
the	O
ENVISAT	B-Algorithm
satellite	O
,	O
was	O
launched	O
by	O
ESA	O
(	O
European	O
Space	O
Agency	O
)	O
from	O
Kourou	O
,	O
French	O
Guiana	O
,	O
in	O
March	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ENVISAT	B-Algorithm
's	O
mission	O
was	O
ended	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
after	O
loss	O
of	O
contact	O
one	O
month	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCIAMACHY	B-Algorithm
was	O
conceived	O
to	O
improve	O
global	O
knowledge	O
and	O
understanding	O
of	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
issues	O
of	O
importance	O
for	O
the	O
chemistry	O
and	O
physics	O
of	O
the	O
Earth	O
's	O
atmosphere	O
(	O
troposphere	O
,	O
stratosphere	O
and	O
mesosphere	B-General_Concept
)	O
and	O
potential	O
changes	O
resulting	O
from	O
either	O
anthropogenic	O
behavior	O
or	O
natural	O
phenomena	O
.	O
</s>
