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OMPS Near Real-Time Data

Near real-time Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) data products include total column ozone, total column sulfur dioxide (SO2), vertical ozone profile swath, and aerosol index.

The Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) is aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite, which launched in October 2011. Near real-time (NRT) OMPS data products include total column ozone, total column sulfur dioxide (SO2), vertical ozone profile swath, and aerosol index. These NRT data products are available through NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE) within three hours of satellite observation.

To download NRT OMPS data, register for an Earthdata Login. Use the table below to access specific LANCE data products.

Instructions for downloading data via https and on automating scripts can be found below.

OMPS / Suomi NPP

Product
Download
DescriptionVolume
(GB/day)
Browse
NMTO3NRTOMPS-NPP L2 NM Ozone (O3) Total Column swath orbital NRT0.129Worldview Browse
NPBUVO3-L2-NRTOMPS-NPP L2 NP Ozone (O3) Vertical Profile swath orbital NRT0.007Worldview Browse
NMSO2-PCA-L2-NRTOMPS/NPP PCA SO2 Total Column 1-Orbit L2 Swath 50x50km NRT0.016Worldview Browse
NMMIEAI-L2-NRTOMPS/NPP Nadir Mapper Near UV Aerosol Index Product 1-Orbit L2 Swath 50x50km NRT0.25Worldview Browse
LP-L2-O3-NRTOMPS-NPP LP NRT L2 LP Ozone (O3) Vertical Profile swath daily Center slit0.1257TBD
LP-NRT-AEROMPS-NPP LP NRT Aerosol Extinction Vertical Profile swath multi-wavelength orbital 3slit.028Worldview Browse

Directory path: https://omisips1.omisips.eosdis.nasa.gov/outgoing/OMPS/LANCE/<data type>/ where <data type> is the specific data type, e.g., NMTO3-L2-NRT, NMSO2-PCA-L2-NRT, etc.

OMPS / NOAA-20

Product downloadDescriptionVolume (GB/day)Browse
NMSO2-PCA-L2-Step1-nc-NRT/OMPS-N20 NM PCA SO2 Step 1 Total Column 1-Orbit L2 Swath 17x13km NRT0.21Worldview Browse
NMUVAI-L2-UVAerosolIndex-NRTOMPS-N20 L2 NM Aerosol Index swath orbital NRT1.82Worldview Browse

OMPS / NOAA-21

Product downloadDescriptionVolume (GB/day)Browse
LP-NRT-AEROMPS-N21 LP NRT Aerosol Extinction Vertical Profile swath multi-wavelength orbital 3slit0.063Worldview Browse
LP-L2-O3-NRTOMPS-N21 LP NRT L2 LP Ozone (O3) Vertical Profile swath daily Center slit V2.60.308 

 

GeoTIFF Images

https://omisips1.omisips.eosdis.nasa.gov/outgoing/OMPS/geotiff/

Each file contains the imagery data stored as a float32 and can be imported into a GIS.

File nameDescription
NMMIEAIpcnb/Aerosol Pyrocumulonimbus
NMMIEAIuvai/Aerosol Index
NMSO2PCApbl/SO2 Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL)
NMSO2PCAstl/SO2 Upper Troposphere and Stratospheric Layer
NMSO2PCAtrl/SO2 Lower Troposphere Layer
NMSO2PCAtrm/SO2 Middle Troposphere Layer

OMPS NRT Data and Information

Instructions for downloading data via https protocol from OMISIPS1

Data access requires authentication via a URS login and/or a URS token.

Notice: URS Token expiration

Tokens generated before July 2021 will expire soon and should be regenerated using the procedures outlined below.

Obtaining an initial URS Token

Any user who does not already have a Bearer token from URS can get one by performing the following steps:

  • In your browser, go here for instructions on retrieving the token from URS.
  • Note that if you are not already logged into URS, you will be taken to the URS login page. The first time you login via URS, URS will prompt you to accept authorization of Sentinel3 and MERIS, you must accept to continue.
  • Once you are logged in, or if you were already logged in, you will view your current tokens or generate a new one..
  • The token will be shown on the URS page. Highlight and copy the token from the page and save in a file for use later.

Examples

The token from URS is how the SIPS identifies users. If the token is invalid, or missing the command will not work. The URS web site will give you the token to use in the examples below.