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Description

The Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument level-2 near UV Aerosol data product OMAERUV (Version 004) is available from the NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) for the public access. The OMAERUV retrieval algorithm is developed by the US OMI Team Scientists. Dr. Omar Torres (GSFC/NASA) is the principal investigator of this product. The OMAERUV product contains Aerosol Optical Depth, Aerosol Single Scattering Albedo, Absorption Optical Depth, UV Aerosol Index, and Aerosol Optical Depth over clouds at three wavelengths (354, 388, and 500 nm), and other ancillary and geolocation parameters, in the OMI field of view (13x24 km).

The OMAERUV files are stored in the version 4.0 Network Common Data Form (NetCDF). Each file contains data from the day lit portion of an orbit (~53 minutes). There are approximately 14 orbits per day. The maximum file size for the OMAERUV data product is about 17 Mbytes.

Product Summary

Platforms
Aura
Instruments
OMI
Projects
Aura
Spatial Extent

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

Spatial Resolution
24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
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
C3185856256-GES_DISC
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
112055
Processing Level
2
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Aerosol Extinction ,
Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness

Citation

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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Torres, O. O. (2024). OMI/Aura Near UV Aerosol Optical Depth and Single Scattering Albedo 1-orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km v4 [Dataset]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/AURA/OMI/DATA2404 Date Accessed: 2026-06-19

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Net radiative effect of dust aerosols from satellite measurements over Sahara Yang, EunSu, Gupta, Pawan, Christopher, Sundar A. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Vertical and spatial distribution of dust from aircraft and satellite measurements during the GERBILS field campaign Christopher, Sundar A., Johnson, Ben, Jones, Thomas A., Haywood, Jim Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Comparison of ozone monitoring instrument UV aerosol products with Aqua/Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer and Multiangle Imaging ... Ahn, Changwoo, Torres, Omar, Bhartia, Pawan K. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Retrieval of aerosol optical properties from OMI radiances using a multiwavelength algorithm: Application to western Europe Curier, R. L., Veefkind, J. P., Braak, R., Veihelmann, B., Torres, O., de Leeuw, G. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Aerosols and surface UV products from Ozone Monitoring Instrument observations: An overview Torres, Omar, Tanskanen, Aapo, Veihelmann, Ben, Ahn, Changwoo, Braak, Remco, Bhartia, Pawan K., Veefkind, Pepijn, Levelt, Pieternel Ultraviolet Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
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