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M2I3NVAER (or inst3_3d_aer_Nv) is an instantaneous 3-dimensional 3-hourly data collection in Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications version 2 (MERRA-2). This collection consists of assimilations of aerosol mixing ratio parameters at 72 model layers, such as dust, sulphur dioxide, sea salt, black carbon, and organic carbon. The data field is available every three hour starting from 00:00 UTC, e.g.: 00:00, 03:00, … , 21:00 UTC. Section 4.2 of the MERRA-2 File Specification document provides pressure values nominal for a 1000 hPa surface pressure and refers to the top edge of the layer. The lev=1 is for the top layer, and lev=72 is for the bottom (or surface) model layer.

MERRA-2 is the latest version of global atmospheric reanalysis for the satellite era produced by NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) using the Goddard Earth Observing System Model (GEOS) version 5.12.4. The dataset covers the period of 1980-present with the latency of ~3 weeks after the end of a month.

Data Reprocessing: Please check “Records of MERRA-2 Data Reprocessing and Service Changes” linked from the “Documentation” tab on this page. Note that a reprocessed data filename is different from the original file.

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Questions: If you have a question, please read "MERRA-2 File Specification Document", “MERRA-2 Data Access – Quick Start Guide”, and FAQs linked from the ”Documentation” tab on this page. If that does not answer your question, you may post your question to the NASA Earthdata Forum (forum.earthdata.nasa.gov) or email the GES DISC Help Desk (gsfc-dl-help-disc@mail.nasa.gov).

Version Description

The GEOS-5 model version used for processing MERRA-2

Product Summary

Platforms
MERRA-2
Instruments
NOT APPLICABLE
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1980-01-01 to Present
Data Partner
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/GESDI
Concept ID
C1276812882-GES_DISC
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
16923
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Dust/Ash/Smoke ,
Carbonaceous Aerosols ,
Organic Particles ,
Sulfate Particles ,
Sulfur Oxides ,
Sulfur Compounds ,
Sulfate ,
Sulfur Dioxide ,
Sulfur Oxides ,
Dimethyl Sulfide ,
Aerosol Particle Properties ,
Particulate Matter ,
Aerosols ,
Surface Pressure ,
Pressure Thickness ,
Relative Humidity ,
Sea Salt ,
Black Carbon ,
Air Mass/Density

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Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, & Pawson, S. (2015). MERRA-2 inst3_3d_aer_Nv: 3d,3-Hourly,Instantaneous,Model-Level,Assimilation,Aerosol Mixing Ratio V5.12.4 [Data set]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/LTVB4GPCOTK2 Date Accessed: 2026-05-24

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Improved Analysis and Prediction of Tropical Storm Hermine (2022) over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic Using CPEX-CV Observations Lee, Allan, Chen, Shu-Hua, Huang, Chu-Chun, Nathan, Terrence R., Yu, Yang, Kavaya, Michael J., Bedka, Kristopher M., Nehrir, Amin R., Thornhill, K. Lee, Barton-Grimley, Rory A., Collins, James E., Cooney, John W., Ferrare, Richard A., Liu, Zhaoyan, Lambrigtsen, Bjorn, Schreier, Mathias, Wong, Sun, Veals, Peter G. Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density
Apparent Global Increase in Cloud Droplet Number Concentration After Liu, Jihu, Zhu, Yannian, Rosenfeld, Daniel, Cao, Yang, Wang, Yichuan, Wang, Minghuai Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Emissivity, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance, Transmittance, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Asymmetry, Cloud Ceiling, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Reflectance, Cloud Types
Kernelbased estimation of stratospheric aerosol radiative effects from volcanic and wildfire events Yu, Qiurun, Huang, Yi Atmospheric Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Radiative Forcing, Surface Radiative Properties, Albedo, Emissivity, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Skin Temperature, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Skin Temperature, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 2.5), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 1.0), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 10), Atmospheric Ozone, Sea Level Pressure, U/V Wind Components, U/V Wind Components, Potential Vorticity, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Vertical Profiles, Upper Air Temperature, Air Temperature, Specific Humidity, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Altitude, Geopotential Height, Ozone Profiles
Advancing airborne pollen mapping with integrated ground and satellite observations Zhang, Yingxiao, Liu, Yi, Zhu, Kai, Yu, Hongbin, Tan, Qian, Steiner, Allison L. Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density
Impacts of aerosol scattering and absorption on FY4B geostationary interferometric infrared sounder (GIIRS) observations Peng, Weiyi, Weng, Fuzhong Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density
Development of the CMA-GFS-AERO 4D-Var assimilation system v1. 0Part 1: System description and preliminary experimental results Liu, Yongzhu, Zhang, Xiaoye, Han, Wei, Wang, Chao, Jia, Wenxing, Wang, Deying, Zhuang, Zhaorong, Shen, Xueshun Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density
Diagnosing aerosolmeteorological interactions on snow within Earth system models: a proof-of-concept study over High Mountain Asia Roychoudhury, Chayan, He, Cenlin, Kumar, Rajesh, Arellano Jr., Avelino F. Reflectance, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density, Aerosol Concentration, Deposition, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Atmospheric Radiation, Radiative Flux, Radiative Forcing, Surface Radiative Properties, Albedo, Emissivity, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Skin Temperature, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Skin Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Cover, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 2.5), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 1.0), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 10), Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Atmospheric Ozone, Sea Level Pressure, U/V Wind Components, U/V Wind Components, Potential Vorticity, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Vertical Profiles, Upper Air Temperature, Air Temperature, Specific Humidity, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Altitude, Geopotential Height, Ozone Profiles, Surface Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Cloud Top Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, Surface Winds, Upper Level Winds, Atmospheric Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Total Precipitable Water, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds, Albedo, Snow Depth, Snow Water Equivalent, Heat Flux, Water Vapor, Snow/Ice, Evaporation, Latent Heat Flux, Latent Heat Flux, Sensible Heat Flux, Diffusion, Surface Winds, Wind Speed, Wind Stress, Wind Stress, Surface Roughness, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Ice Fraction, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Soil Temperature, Soil Infiltration, Soil Infiltration, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Surface Soil Moisture, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Surface Water, Runoff Rate, Average Flow, Average Flow, Snow Depth, Snow Melt, Snow/Ice Temperature, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Area Index (LAI)
Distinct aerosol impacts on local scale convective rainfall between Sichuan basin and north China plain regions in China Li, Jiefeng, Zhao, Chuanfeng, Sun, Yue, Zhao, Xin, Yang, Jie, Yang, Yikun, Chen, Annan, Zhou, Yue Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 2.5), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 1.0), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 10)
Assessing Long-Term Post-Conflict Air Pollution: Trends and Implications for Air Quality in Mosul, Iraq Altahaan, Zena, Dobslaw, Daniel Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Vegetation Index, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density
Estimation of aerosol and cloud radiative heating rate in the tropical stratosphere using a radiative kernel method Gao, Jie, Huang, Yi, Wright, Jonathon S., Li, Ke, Geng, Tao, Yu, Qiurun Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density
Negligible contribution from aerosols to recent trends in Earth's energy imbalance Park, Chanyoung, Soden, Brian J. Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density, Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Radiance, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Nitrate Particles, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Emissivity, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance, Transmittance, Atmospheric Stability, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Asymmetry, Cloud Ceiling, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Reflectance, Rain Storms, Atmospheric Ozone
Numerical case study of the aerosolcloud interactions in warm boundary layer clouds over the eastern North Atlantic with an interactive chemistry module Lee, Hsiang-He, Zheng, Xue, Qiu, Shaoyue, Wang, Yuan Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density
Migrating diurnal tide anomalies during QBO disruptions in 2016 and 2020: morphology and mechanism Liu, Shuai, Jiang, Guoying, Luo, Bingxian, Liu, Xiao, Xu, Jiyao, Zhu, Yajun, Yi, Wen Atmospheric Ozone, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, U/V Wind Components, U/V Wind Components, Potential Vorticity, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Vertical Profiles, Upper Air Temperature, Air Temperature, Relative Humidity, Specific Humidity, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Fraction, Altitude, Geopotential Height, Ozone Profiles, Atmospheric Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Radiative Forcing, Surface Radiative Properties, Albedo, Emissivity, Cloud Properties, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Skin Temperature, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Skin Temperature, Temperature Tendency, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density
Marine Stratocumulus Clouds With More Coarse Sea Spray Aerosols Are Liu, Fan, Mao, Feiyue, Rosenfeld, Daniel, Pan, Zengxin, Zang, Lin, Zhu, Yannian, Gong, Wei Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density
Interdecadal shift in the impact of winter landsea thermal contrasts on following spring transcontinental dust transport pathways in North Africa Wen, Qi, Li, Yan, Du, Mengying, Song, Wenjun, Wei, Linbo, Wang, Zhilan, Li, Xu Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density, Surface Temperature, Skin Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Air Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, Surface Winds, U/V Wind Components, Atmospheric Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Specific Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Atmospheric Ozone, Oxygen Compounds, Altitude, Boundary Layer Winds, Emissions, UV Aerosol Index, Gas/Aerosol Composition, Aerosol Extinction, Deposition, Geopotential Height, Vertical Profiles, U/V Wind Components, Ozone Profiles, Terrestrial Ecosystems, LIDAR WAVEFORM, Biomass
Observational constraints suggest a smaller effective radiative forcing Park, Chanyoung, Soden, Brian J., Kramer, Ryan J., L'Ecuyer, Tristan S., He, Haozhe Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density, Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Radiance, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Nitrate Particles, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Emissivity, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance, Transmittance, Atmospheric Stability, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Asymmetry, Cloud Ceiling, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Reflectance, Rain Storms, Atmospheric Ozone
Aerosol and Meteorological Influences on Mixed-Phase Stratiform Clouds Stauffer, Catherine L., Tan, Ivy, Matrosov, Sergey Y. Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density
Aerosol composition retrieval from a combination of three different spaceborne instruments: information content analysis Stoffelmair, Ulrike, Popp, Thomas, Vountas, Marco, Bosch, Hartmut Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Aircraft observations of natural and anthropogenic substances during the Adhikari, Mandira Pradhananga, Nagao, Ippei, Katsuta, Nagayoshi, Kagawa, Masako, Ishizaka, Yutaka Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density
Exploring the aerosol activation properties in coastal shallow convection using cloud-and particle-resolving models Yu, Ge, Wang, Yueya, Wang, Zhe, Shi, Xiaoming Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density
Building a comprehensive library of observed Lagrangian trajectories for testing modeled cloud evolution, aerosolcloud interactions, and marine cloud brightening Erfani, Ehsan, Wood, Robert, Blossey, Peter, Doherty, Sarah J., Eastman, Ryan Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density
Summertime Long-Term Trends in Cloud Phase Over the Tibetan Plateau: Zhang, Ying, Wang, Minghuai, Zhu, Yannian, Rosenfeld, Daniel, Wu, Xuexu, Cao, Yang, Huang, KangEn Geopotential Height, Altitude, Surface Temperature, Skin Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Air Temperature, Cloud Top Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, Surface Winds, U/V Wind Components, Upper Level Winds, U/V Wind Components, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Atmospheric Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Specific Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Atmospheric Ozone, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds, Total Ozone, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density
Source and Transport of Dust to the North Pacific: Observations and Tsai, Fujung, Chien, YuChen, Chen, WeiNai, Notaro, Michael, Chen, HungYu, Lin, NengHuei, Hsu, PoChun, Lin, YuChi Aerosols, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfate, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Particulate Matter, Emissions, UV Aerosol Index, Gas/Aerosol Composition, Aerosol Extinction, Deposition, Atmospheric Ozone, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, U/V Wind Components, U/V Wind Components, Potential Vorticity, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Vertical Profiles, Upper Air Temperature, Air Temperature, Relative Humidity, Specific Humidity, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Altitude, Geopotential Height, Ozone Profiles, Organic Particles, Sulfur Compounds, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Pressure Thickness, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density
Volcanic aerosols lend causality to the indicated substantial susceptibility of clouds to aerosol over global oceans Wang, Xin, Mao, Feiyue, Rosenfeld, Daniel, Zhu, Yannian, Pan, Zengxin, Cao, Yang, Zang, Lin, Lu, Xin, Gong, Wei Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density
Untangling the inhibitory effect of polluted dust on weak precipitation based on raindrop size distribution observation Xie, Xiangshan, Shi, Baolong, Xu, Lili, Ruan, Neng, Yuan, Quan, Wang, Jinyan Dust/Ash/Smoke, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, Relative Humidity, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density
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Variables

The table below lists the variables contained within a single granule for this dataset. Variables often contain observed or derived geophysical measurements collected from a variety of sources, including remote sensing instruments on satellite and airborne platforms, field campaigns, in situ measurements, and model outputs. The terms variable, parameter, scientific data set, layer, and band have been used across NASA’s Earth science disciplines; however, variable is the designated nomenclature in NASA’s Common Metadata Repository (CMR). Variable metadata attributes such as Name, Description, Units, Data Type, Fill Value, Valid Range, and Scale Factor allow users to efficiently process and analyze the data. The full range of attributes may not be applicable to all variables. Additional information on variable attributes is typically available in the data, user guide, and/or other product documentation.

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Name Description Units Data Type Fill Value Valid Range Scale Factor Offset
AIRDENS air_density from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 kg m-3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
BCPHILIC Hydrophilic Black Carbon from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 kg kg-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
BCPHOBIC Hydrophobic Black Carbon from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 kg kg-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
DELP pressure_thickness from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 Pa N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
DMS Dimethylsulphide from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 kg kg-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
DU001 Dust Mixing Ratio (bin 001) from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 kg kg-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
DU002 Dust Mixing Ratio (bin 002) from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 kg kg-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
DU003 Dust Mixing Ratio (bin 003) from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 kg kg-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
DU004 Dust Mixing Ratio (bin 004) from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 kg kg-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
DU005 Dust Mixing Ratio (bin 005) from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 kg kg-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
lat latitude from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 degrees_north N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
lev vertical level from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 layer N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
lon longitude from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 degrees_east N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
LWI land(1)_water(0)_ice(2)_flag from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
MSA Methanesulphonic acid from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 kg kg-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
OCPHILIC Hydrophilic Organic Carbon (Particulate Matter) from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 kg kg-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
OCPHOBIC Hydrophobic Organic Carbon (Particulate Matter) from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 kg kg-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
PS surface_pressure from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 Pa N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
RH relative_humidity_after_moist from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
SO2 Sulphur dioxide from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 kg kg-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
SO4 Sulphate aerosol from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 kg kg-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
SS001 Sea Salt Mixing Ratio (bin 001) from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 kg kg-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
SS002 Sea Salt Mixing Ratio (bin 002) from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 kg kg-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
SS003 Sea Salt Mixing Ratio (bin 003) from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 kg kg-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
SS004 Sea Salt Mixing Ratio (bin 004) from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 kg kg-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
SS005 Sea Salt Mixing Ratio (bin 005) from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 kg kg-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
time time from M2I3NVAER_5.12.4 minutes since 2022-05-05 00:00:00 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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