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V2.1 Level 2 Dark Target Aerosol Data Products Released

Data Release
Issued
Dec. 18, 2025
Resolved

NASA’s Level-1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System Distributed Active Archive Center (LAADS DAAC) released the Level 2 Dark Target Aerosol version 2.1, which improves upon its predecessor, version 2.0. The Level 2 Dark Target Aerosol products provide satellite-derived measurements of aerosol optical thickness (AOT) and aerosol properties over land and ocean. It delivers spectral AOT measurements and their size parameters over oceans every six minutes globally.

This release includes the following three collections: 

The older (v2.0) collection will be decommissioned in six months. If you have any questions, please contact LAADS DAAC User Services

Details

Last Updated

Dec. 18, 2025

Published

Dec. 18, 2025

Data Center/Project

Level-1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System DAAC (LAADS DAAC)