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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
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
111608
Processing Level
2
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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Torres, O. O. (2024). OMI/Aura Near UV Aerosol Optical Depth and Single Scattering Albedo 1-orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km v4 [Data set]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/AURA/OMI/DATA2404 Date Accessed: 2026-05-18

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Trends in physical, optical and chemical columnar aerosol characteristics and radiative effects over South and East Asia: Satellite and ground-based ... Ramachandran, S., Rupakheti, Maheswar Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Emerging investigator series: the red sky: investigating the hurricane Ophelia Saharan dust and biomass burning aerosol event Wyche, Kevin P., Ricketts, Hugo, Brolly, Mathew, Smallbone, Kirsty L. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Estimating aerosol emission from SPEXone on the NASA PACE mission using an ensemble Kalman smoother: observing system simulation experiments ... Tsikerdekis, Athanasios, Schutgens, Nick A. J., Fu, Guangliang, Hasekamp, Otto P. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Analysis and research of absorbing aerosols in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region Ju, TianZhen, Duan, JiaLe, Li, BingNan, Gao, HaiYan, Fan, JiaChen, Liang, ZhuoHong, Huang, RuiRui, Geng, TunYang Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Nitrogen Dioxide
Aerosol Analysis of China's Fenwei Plain from 2012 to 2020 Based on OMI Satellite Data Liu, Shuya, Ju, Tianzhen, Pan, Bingyu, Li, Meng, Peng, Shuai Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Aerosol climatology characterization over Bangladesh using ground-based and remotely sensed satellite measurements Zaman, Shahid Uz, Pavel, Md. Riad Sarkar, Rani, Rumana Islam, Jeba, Farah, Islam, Md. Safiqul, Khan, Md Firoz, Edwards, Ross, Salam, Abdus Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
An approach of renewable energy based on spatial patterns of radiation flux for solar thermal applications Latha Devi, N.S.M.P., Shanmugan, S. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Australian Black Summer smoke observed by lidar at the French Antarctic station Dumont d'Urville Tence, Florent, Jumelet, Julien, Bekki, Slimane, Khaykin, Sergey, Sarkissian, Alain, Keckhut, Philippe Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Climate benefits of cleaner energy transitions in East and South Asia through black carbon reduction Ramachandran, S., Rupakheti, Maheswar, Cherian, R., Lawrence, Mark G. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Long-term climatology and spatial trends of absorption, scattering, and total aerosol optical depths over East Africa during 20012019 Khamala, Geoffrey W., Makokha, John W., Boiyo, Richard, Kumar, Kanike Raghavendra Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosols, Aerosol Extinction, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Particulate Matter, Dimethyl Sulfide, Black Carbon, Sea Salt, PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 2.5), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 10), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 1.0)
Long-term variation of aerosol optical properties associated with aerosol types over East Asia using AERONET and satellite (VIIRS, OMI) data (20122019) Eom, Sujin, Kim, Jhoon, Lee, Seoyoung, Holben, Brent N., Eck, Thomas F., Park, Sung-Bin, Park, Sang Seo Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Impacts of COVID19 restrictions on regional and local air quality across selected West African cities Fawole, Olusegun G., Yusuf, Najib, Sunmonu, Lukman A., Obafaye, Aderonke, Audu, Dauda K., Onuorah, Loretta, Olusegun, Christiana F., Deme, Abdoulaye, Senghor, Habib Nitrogen Dioxide, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Influence of smoke aerosols on low-level clouds over the Indian region during winter Sarkar, Ankan, Panda, Jagabandhu, Kant, Sunny, Mukherjee, Asmita Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosols, Aerosol Extinction, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Particulate Matter, Dimethyl Sulfide, Black Carbon, Sea Salt, PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 2.5), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 1.0), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 10), Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Investigating the Long-Term Variation Trends of Absorbing Aerosols over Asia by Using Multiple Satellites Li, Ding, Xue, Yong, Qin, Kai, Wang, Han, Kang, Hanshu, Wang, Lizhang Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Insights into recent aerosol trends over Asia from observations and CMIP6 simulations Ramachandran, S., Rupakheti, Maheswar, Cherian, R. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Intercomparison of aerosol types reported as part of aerosol product retrieval over diverse geographic regions Falah, Somaya, Mhawish, Alaa, Omar, Ali H., Sorek-Hamer, Meytar, Lyapustin, Alexei I., Banerjee, Tirthankar, Kizel, Fadi, Broday, David M. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction
Spatio-temporal variations of tropospheric nitrogen dioxide in South Mato Grosso based on remote sensing by satellite de Souza, Amaury, Aristone, Flavio, Abreu, Marcel Carvalho, de Oliveira-Junior, Jose Francisco, Fernandes, Widinei Alves, Pobocikova, Ivana Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Simultaneous retrievals of biomass burning aerosols and trace gases from the ultraviolet to near-infrared over northern Thailand during the 2019 pre ... Jeong, Ukkyo, Tsay, Si-Chee, Hsu, N. Christina, Giles, David M., Cooper, John W., Lee, Jaehwa, Swap, Robert J., Holben, Brent N., Butler, James J., Wang, Sheng-Hsiang, Chantara, Somporn, Hong, Hyunkee, Kim, Donghee, Kim, Jhoon Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Retrieval of Aerosol Single-Scattering Albedo from MODIS Data Using an Artificial Neural Network Qi, Lin, Liu, Ronggao, Liu, Yang Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Prior land surface reflectance-based sandstorm detection from space using deep learning Qu, Yu, Sun, Lin, Su, Qing hua, Ma, Nan, Wang, Zhi hui, Liu, Xi rong Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Investigation on the role of aerosols on precipitation enhancement over Kerala during August 2018 Jasmine, M.K., Aloysius, Marina, Jayaprakash, Reethu, Fathima, C.P., Prijith, S.S., Mohan, Mannil Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Modification of Temperature Lapse Rates and Cloud Properties during a Spatiotemporally Extended Dust Aerosol Episode (1618 June 2016) over the Mediterranean ... Gavrouzou, Maria, Hatzianastassiou, Nikolaos, Lolis, Christos J., Korras-Carraca, Marios-Bruno, Mihalopoulos, Nikolaos Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosols, Aerosol Extinction, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Particulate Matter, Dimethyl Sulfide, Black Carbon, Sea Salt, PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 2.5), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 1.0), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 10), Geopotential Height, Atmospheric Ozone, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Upper Air Temperature, Vertical Profiles, Air Temperature, Specific Humidity, U/V Wind Components, U/V Wind Components, Ozone Profiles, Pressure Thickness, Potential Vorticity, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Relative Humidity, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Fraction, Altitude, Air Mass/Density
Observational evidence of elevated smoke layers during crop residue burning season over Delhi: Potential implications on associated heterogeneous PM2. 5 ... Mhawish, Alaa, Sarangi, Chandan, Babu, Priyadharshini, Kumar, Manish, Bilal, Muhammad, Qiu, Zhongfeng Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Impact of COVID-19 on the air quality over china and india using long-term (2009-2020) multi-satellite data Soni, Manish, Verma, Sunita, Jethava, Hiren, Payra, Swagata, Lamsal, Lok, Gupta, Priyanshu, Singh, Janhavi Nitrogen Dioxide, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction
Improvement in air quality and its impact on land surface temperature in major urban areas across India during the first lockdown of the pandemic Parida, Bikash Ranjan, Bar, Somnath, Roberts, Gareth, Mandal, Shyama Prasad, Pandey, Arvind Chandra, Kumar, Manoj, Dash, Jadunandan Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
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