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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
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

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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 [Dataset]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/AURA/OMI/DATA2404 Date Accessed: 2026-06-15

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Climatological analysis of aerosol optical properties over East Africa observed from space-borne sensors during 20012015 Boiyo, Richard, Kumar, K. Raghavendra, Zhao, Tianliang, Bao, Yansong Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Simulation of the Ozone Monitoring Instrument aerosol index using the NASA Goddard Earth Observing System aerosol reanalysis products Colarco, Peter R., Gasso, Santiago, Ahn, Changwoo, Buchard, Virginie, da Silva, Arlindo M., Torres, Omar Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Sensitivity of formaldehyde (HCHO) column measurements from a geostationary satellite to temporal variation of the air mass factor in East Asia Kwon, Hyeong-Ahn, Park, Rokjin J., Jeong, Jaein I., Lee, Seungun, Gonzalez Abad, Gonzalo, Kurosu, Thomas P., Palmer, Paul I., Chance, Kelly Cloud Fraction, Cloud Top Pressure, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Seasonal cycle of desert aerosols in western Africa: analysis of the coastal transition with passive and active sensors Senghor, Habib, Machu, Eric, Hourdin, Frederic, Gaye, Amadou Thierno Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Radiative effects of absorbing aerosols over northeastern India: Observations and model simulations Gogoi, Mukunda M., Babu, S. Suresh, Moorthy, K. Krishna, Bhuyan, Pradip Kumar, Pathak, Binita, Subba, Tamanna, Chutia, Lakhima, Kundu, Shyam Sundar, Bharali, Chandrakala, Borgohain, Arup, Guha, Anirban, De, Barin Kumar, Singh, Brajamani, Chin, Mian Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Statistical intercomparison and validation of multisensory aerosol optical depth retrievals over three AERONET sites in Kenya, East Africa Boiyo, Richard, Kumar, K. Raghavendra, Zhao, Tianliang Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
The spatial and temporal distributions of absorbing aerosols over East Asia Kang, Litai, Chen, Siyu, Huang, Jianping, Zhao, Shuman, Ma, Xiaojun, Yuan, Tiangang, Zhang, Xiaorui, Xie, Tingting Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Water vapor variation and the effect of aerosols in China Gui, Ke, Che, Huizheng, Chen, Quanliang, Zeng, Zhaoliang, Zheng, Yu, Long, Qichao, Sun, Tianze, Liu, Xinyu, Wang, Yaqiang, Liao, Tingting, Yu, Jie, Wang, Hong, Zhang, Xiaoye Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Tropospheric emissions: Monitoring of pollution (TEMPO) Zoogman, P., Liu, X., Suleiman, R.M., Pennington, W.F., Flittner, D.E., Al-Saadi, J.A., Hilton, B.B., Nicks, D.K., Newchurch, M.J., Carr, J.L., Janz, S.J., Andraschko, M.R., Arola, A., Baker, B.D., Canova, B.P., Chan Miller, C., Cohen, R.C., Davis, J.E., Dussault, M.E., Edwards, D.P., Fishman, J., Ghulam, A., Gonzalez Abad, G., Grutter, M., Herman, J.R., Houck, J., Jacob, D.J., Joiner, J., Kerridge, B.J., Kim, J., Krotkov, N.A., Lamsal, L., Li, C., Lindfors, A., Martin, R.V., McElroy, C.T., McLinden, C., Natraj, V., Neil, D.O., Nowlan, C.R., OSullivan, E.J., Palmer, P.I., Pierce, R.B., Pippin, M.R., Saiz-Lopez, A., Spurr, R.J.D., Szykman, J.J., Torres, O., Veefkind, J.P., Veihelmann, B., Wang, H., Wang, J., Chance, K. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Top Pressure
What factors control the trend of increasing AAOD over the United States in the last decade? Zhang, Li, Henze, Daven K., Grell, Georg A., Torres, Omar, Jethva, Hiren, Lamsal, Lok N. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
A ten-year global record of absorbing aerosols above clouds from OMI's near-UV observations Jethva, Hiren, Torrres, Omar, Ahn, Changwoo Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Absorbing Aerosols Workshop Report, January 2021, 2016 Cappa, Christopher, Kotamarthi, Rao, Selacek, Art, Flynn, Connor, Lewis, Ernie, McComiskey, Allison, Riemer, Nicole Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Absorbing Aerosols Workshop, January 20-21, 2016 Nasiri, Shaima, Williamson, Ashley, Cappa, Christopher D., Kotamarthi, Davis Rao, Sedlacek, Arthur J., Flynn, Conner, Lewis, Ernie, McComiskey, Allison, Riemer, Nicole Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Aerosol climatology over the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea inferred from Space-borne Radiometers and Lidar Observations Tiwari, Shani, Mishra, Amit K., Singh, Abhay K. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Aerosol mixing over an urban region: radiative effects Srivastava, Rohit, Ramachandran, S., Rajesh, T. A. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
An optimal-estimation-based aerosol retrieval algorithm using OMI near-UV observations Jeong, U., Kim, J., Ahn, C., Torres, O., Liu, X., Bhartia, P. K., Spurr, R. J. D., Haffner, D., Chance, K., Holben, B. N. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Assessment of OMI nearUV aerosol optical depth over Central and East Asia Zhang, Wenhao, Gu, Xingfa, Xu, Hui, Yu, Tao, Zheng, Fengjie Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Assessment of human health impact from exposure to multiple air pollutants in China based on satellite observations Yu, Tao, Wang, Wen, Ciren, Pubu, Zhu, Yan Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Characterization and radiative impact of dust aerosols over northwestern part of India: a case study during a severe dust storm Singh, Atinderpal, Tiwari, Shani, Sharma, Deepti, Singh, Darshan, Tiwari, Suresh, Srivastava, Atul Kumar, Rastogi, Neeraj, Singh, A. K. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Indonesian fire activity and smoke pollution in 2015 show persistent nonlinear sensitivity to El Nino-induced drought Field, Robert D., van der Werf, Guido R., Fanin, Thierry, Fetzer, Eric J., Fuller, Ryan, Jethva, Hiren, Levy, Robert, Livesey, Nathaniel J., Luo, Ming, Torres, Omar, Worden, Helen M. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Interpreting the ultraviolet aerosol index observed with the OMI satellite instrument to understand absorption by organic aerosols: implications for atmospheric ... Hammer, Melanie S., Martin, Randall V., van Donkelaar, Aaron, Buchard, Virginie, Torres, Omar, Ridley, David A., Spurr, Robert J. D. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Intercomparison and assessment of long-term (20042013) multiple satellite aerosol products over two contrasting sites in South Africa Adesina, A. Joseph, Kumar, K. Raghavendra, Sivakumar, V., Piketh, Stuart J. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Investigating the frequency and interannual variability in global above-cloud aerosol characteristics with CALIOP and OMI Alfaro-Contreras, R., Zhang, J., Campbell, J. R., Reid, J. S. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Impacts of brown carbon from biomass burning on surface UV and ozone photochemistry in the Amazon Basin Mok, Jungbin, Krotkov, Nickolay A., Arola, Antti, Torres, Omar, Jethva, Hiren, Andrade, Marcos, Labow, Gordon, Eck, Thomas F., Li, Zhanqing, Dickerson, Russell R., Stenchikov, Georgiy L., Osipov, Sergey, Ren, Xinrong Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
Impact of aerosols on the OMI tropospheric NO2 retrievals over industrialized regions: how accurate is the aerosol correction of cloud-free scenes via a simple cloud ... Chimot, J., Vlemmix, T., Veefkind, J. P., de Haan, J. F., Levelt, P. F. Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
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