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The OMI science team produces this Level-3 Aura/OMI Global Aerosol Data Products OMAEROe (0.25deg Lat/Lon grids). The OMAEROe product selects best aerosol value from the Level2G good quality data that are reported in each grid, based on the multi-wavelength algorithm that uses up to 20 wavelength bands between 331 nm and 500 nm. The selection criteria is based on the shortest optical path length (secant of solar zenith angle + secant of viewing zenith angle).

The OMAEROe files are stored in the version 5 EOS Hierarchical Data Format (HDF-EOS5). Each file contains daily data from approximately 15 orbits. The maximum file size for the OMAEROe data product is about 7 Mbytes. (The shortname for this Level-3 Global Gridded Aerosol Product is OMAEROe)

Product Summary

Platforms
Aura
Instruments
OMI
Spatial Extent

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

Spatial Resolution
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2004-10-01 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
C1266136062-GES_DISC
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
7872
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Aerosol Extinction ,
Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness

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Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Stein-Zweers, D., & Veefkind, P. (2012). OMI/Aura Multi-wavelength Aerosol Optical Depth and Single Scattering Albedo Daily L3 Global 0.25x0.25 deg Lat/Lon Grid [Data set]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/AURA/OMI/DATA3004 Date Accessed: 2026-05-27

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Appraising city-scale pollution monitoring capabilities of multi-satellite datasets using portable pollutant monitors Aliyu, Yahaya A., Botai, Joel O. Carbon Monoxide, Geopotential Height, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Increasing Ammonia Concentrations Reduce the Effectiveness of Particle Pollution Control Achieved via SO2 and NOX Emissions Reduction in East China Fu, Xiao, Wang, Shuxiao, Xing, Jia, Zhang, Xiaoye, Wang, Tao, Hao, Jiming Sulfur Dioxide, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
The Aerosol Index and Land Cover Class Based Atmospheric Correction Aerosol Optical Depth Time Series 19822014 for the SMAC Algorithm Jaaskelainen, Emmihenna, Manninen, Terhikki, Tamminen, Johanna, Laine, Marko Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Particle Properties, Turbidity, Aerosols, Aerosol Extinction, Air Quality, Particulates
Assessing PM2.5 Exposures with High Spatiotemporal Resolution across the Continental United States Di, Qian, Kloog, Itai, Koutrakis, Petros, Lyapustin, Alexei, Wang, Yujie, Schwartz, Joel Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
A global study of NDVI difference among moderate-resolution satellite sensors Fan, Xingwang, Liu, Yuanbo Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Associative study of Absorbing Aerosol Index (AAI) and precipitation in India during monsoon season (2005 to 2014) Dubey, Shivali, Mehta, Manu, Singh, Ankit Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Changes in the shape of cloud ice water content vertical structure due to aerosol variations Massie, Steven T., Delanoe, Julien, Bardeen, Charles G., Jiang, Jonathan H., Huang, Lei Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Aerosol effects on cloud cover as evidenced by groundbased and spacebased observations at five rural sites in the United States Ten Hoeve, John E., Augustine, John A. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Seasonal, interannual, and long-term variabilities in biomass burning activity over South Asia Bhardwaj, P., Naja, M., Kumar, R., Chandola, H. C. Nitrogen Dioxide, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
In situ measured seasonal characteristics of near-surface aerosols over Aryasree, S., Nair, Prabha R, Girach, I. A., Jacob, Salu Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
The estimation of Aerosol Optical Depth in eastern China based on regression analysis Wang, Jing, Shi, Runhe, Liu, Chaoshun, Zhou, Cong Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Dependence of 'critical cloud fraction'on aerosol composition Eswaran, K., Satheesh, S. K., Srinivasan, J. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
The data fusion of aerosol optical thickness using universal kriging and stepwise regression in East China Li, Long, Shi, Runhe, Zhang, Lu, Zhang, Jie, Gao, Wei Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Validation of OMI satellite erythemal daily dose retrievals using ground-based measurements from fourteen stations Mateos, D., Bilbao, J., Kudish, A.I., Parisi, A.V., Carbajal, G., di Sarra, A., Roman, R., de Miguel, A. Atmospheric Ozone, Reflectance, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Comparison of aerosol single scattering Albedo derived from the ozone monitoring instrument with aerosol robotic network observations Qi, Liu, Yu-Lan, Hong Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Implications of high altitude desert dust transport from Western Sahara to Nile Delta during biomass burning season Prasad, Anup K., El-Askary, Hesham, Kafatos, Menas Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Recent changes in particulate air pollution over China observed from space and the ground: effectiveness of emission control Lin, Jintai, Nielsen, Chris P., Zhao, Yu, Lei, Yu, Liu, Yang, McElroy, Michael B. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
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