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Description

The OMPS-NPP L2 LP Aerosol Extinction Vertical Profile swath daily 3slit (AER) product contains the retrieved aerosol extinction coefficients measured by the Ozone Mapping and Profiling Suite (OMPS) Limb-Profiler (LP) sensor on the Suomi-NPP satellite. The AER product measures stratospheric aerosol abundance and evolution at 6 wavelengths (510, 600, 675, 745, 869 and 997 nm) to complement the OMPS LP measurements of stratospheric and mesospheric profile ozone. This product replaces the previous single wavelength 675 nm (AER675) product.

Each granule contains data from the daylight portion of each orbit measured for a full day. Spatial coverage is global (-90 to 90 degrees latitude), and there are about 14.5 orbits per day each measuring three limb profiles spaced approximately 250 km in the cross-track direction. The profiles are measured from the ground up to about 80 km with a vertical resolution of the retrieved profiles of approximately 1.8 km.

The files are written using the Hierarchical Data Format Version 5 or HDF5.

Version Description

Version 2.1 is the current version of this data product, and supersedes all previous versions. Please see the README document for detailed description and differences for this and previous versions. Version 2 - doi:10.5067/CX2B9NW6FI27 v2.1 released 2022-05-18 - Data Coverage 2012/02/07 to current v2.0 released 2020-07-15 - Data Coverage: 2012/02/07 to 2022/05/18 Version 1.5 doi:10.5067/GZJJYA7L0YW2 - released 21 Feb 2019 - Data coverage: 2012/02/07 to 2020/07/15. The particle size distribution used in the retrieval algorithm has been revised to follow model simulations that closely reproduce long-term balloon measurements, which reduces the error in the retrieved extinction profiles. The aerosol extinction coefficient data quality compares well with concurrent measurements from the SAGE III instrument on the International Space Station during 2017. Version 1 - doi:10.5067/2CB3QR9SMA3F - released 31 Jan 2017 - Data coverage: 2012/02/07 to 2019/02/08. First public release of this data product.

Product Summary

Platforms
Suomi-NPP
Instruments
OMPS
Spatial Extent

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

Location
GLOBAL ,
STRATOSPHERE ,
Troposphere
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2012-02-07 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
C1898401389-GES_DISC
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
5037
Processing Level
2
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Aerosol Extinction

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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Ghassan Taha, and R. L. (2020). OMPS-NPP L2 LP Aerosol Extinction Vertical Profile swath daily 3slit V2 [Data set]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/CX2B9NW6FI27 Date Accessed: 2026-05-13

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READ-ME

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Stratospheric constituent and temperature responses to the Hunga volcanic eruption and QBO in the Southern Hemisphere low to midlatitudes Fleming, Eric L., Taha, Ghassan, Newman, Paul A., Liang, Qing, Oman, Luke D. Aerosol Extinction
Using neural networks for near-real-time aerosol retrievals from OMPS Limb Profiler measurements Himes, Michael D., Taha, Ghassan, Kahn, Daniel, Zhu, Tong, Kramarova, Natalya A. Aerosol Extinction, ULTRAVIOLET RADIANCE, Visible Radiance, Infrared Radiance
Limited longterm photolysis of stratospheric organic aerosols with implications for CESM modeling Guan, Jian, Solomon, Susan, Murphy, Daniel M., Stone, Kane, Yu, Pengfei, Kinnison, Douglas, Schill, Gregory P., Tilmes, Simone, Lawler, Michael J. Biomass Burning, Halocarbons And Halogens, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Sulfur Compounds, Air Quality, Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide, Atmospheric Ozone, Non-methane Hydrocarbons/Volatile Organic Compounds, Fossil Fuel Burning, Industrial Emissions, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties, Chemical Composition, Black Carbon, Aerosol Extinction
Investigating the vertical extent of the 2023 summer Canadian wildfire impacts with satellite observations Zhang, Selena, Solomon, Susan, Boone, Chris D., Taha, Ghassan Aerosol Extinction
Divergent features of the upper-tropospheric carbonaceous aerosol layer: effects of atmospheric dynamics and pollution emissions in Asia, South America, and Africa Wu, Dongyou, Yan, Shirui, Zhang, Jinxia, Chen, Yang, Xing, Yuxuan, Cui, Jiecan, Wang, Xin, Liu, Jun, Pu, Wei Aerosol Extinction
Toward Rapid balloon Experiments for sudden Aerosol injection in the Stratosphere (REAS) by volcanic eruptions and wildfires Dumelie, N., Vernier, J.-P., Berthet, G., Vernier, H., Renard, J.-B., Rastogi, N., Wienhold, F., Combaz, D., Angot, M., Burgalat, J., Parent, F., Chauvin, N., Albora, G., Dagaut, P., Benoit, R., Kovilakam, M., Crevoisier, C., Joly, L. UV Aerosol Index, Aerosol Extinction
Including ash in UKESM1 model simulations of the Raikoke volcanic eruption reveals improved agreement with observations Wells, Alice F., Jones, Andy, Osborne, Martin, Damany-Pearce, Lilly, Partridge, Daniel G., Haywood, James M. Aerosol Extinction, Sulfur Dioxide
The Estimated Climate Impact of the Hunga TongaHunga Ha'apai Eruption Plume Schoeberl, M. R., Wang, Y., Ueyama, R., Dessler, A., Taha, G., Yu, W. Aerosol Extinction
The Cross Equatorial Transport of the Hunga TongaHunga Ha'apai Eruption Plume Schoeberl, M. R., Wang, Yi, Ueyama, R., Taha, G., Yu, W. 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, Aerosol Extinction
Stratospheric Aerosol and Ozone Responses to the Hunga TongaHunga Ha'apai Volcanic Eruption Lu, Jinpeng, Lou, Sijia, Huang, Xin, Xue, Lian, Ding, Ke, Liu, Tengyu, Ma, Yue, Wang, Wuke, Ding, Aijun Aerosol Extinction
Analysis and Impact of the Hunga TongaHunga Ha'apai Stratospheric Water Vapor Plume Schoeberl, M. R., Wang, Y., Ueyama, R., Taha, G., Jensen, E., Yu, W. 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, Aerosol Extinction
Prolonged and Pervasive Perturbations in the Composition of the Southern Hemisphere Midlatitude Lower Stratosphere From the Australian New Year's Fires Santee, M. L., Lambert, A., Manney, G. L., Livesey, N. J., Froidevaux, L., Neu, J. L., Schwartz, M. J., Millan, L. F., Werner, F., Read, W. G., Park, M., Fuller, R. A., Ward, B. M. Aerosol Extinction
Radiative impacts of the Australian bushfires 20192020Part 1: Large-scale radiative forcing Sellitto, Pasquale, Belhadji, Redha, Kloss, Corinna, Legras, Bernard Aerosol Extinction
Pyrocumulonimbus Events over British Columbia in 2017: An ensemble model study of parameter sensitivities and climate impacts of wildfire smoke in the ... Lee, HsiangHe, Lundquist, Katherine A., Tang, Qi Aerosol Extinction
Unexpected Repartitioning of Stratospheric Inorganic Chlorine After the 2020 Australian Wildfires Strahan, Susan E., Smale, Dan, Solomon, Susan, Taha, Ghassan, Damon, Megan R., Steenrod, Stephen D., Jones, Nicholas, Liley, Ben, Querel, Richard, Robinson, John Aerosol Extinction
Australian wildfires cause the largest stratospheric warming since Pinatubo and extends the lifetime of the Antarctic ozone hole Damany-Pearce, Lilly, Johnson, Ben, Wells, Alice, Osborne, Martin, Allan, James, Belcher, Claire, Jones, Andy, Haywood, Jim Aerosol Extinction
Aerosol characterization of the stratospheric plume from the volcanic eruption at Hunga Tonga 15 January 2022 Kloss, Corinna, Sellitto, Pasquale, Renard, JeanBaptiste, Baron, Alexandre, Begue, Nelson, Legras, Bernard, Berthet, Gwenael, Briaud, Emmanuel, Carboni, Elisa, Duchamp, Clair, Duflot, Valentin, Jacquet, Patrick, Marquestaut, Nicolas, Metzger, JeanMarc, Payen, Guillaume, Ranaivombola, Marion, Roberts, Tjarda, Siddans, Richard, Jegou, Fabrice Aerosol Extinction
Unexpected self-lofting and dynamical confinement of volcanic plumes: the Raikoke 2019 case Khaykin, S. M., de Laat, A. T. J., Godin-Beekmann, S., Hauchecorne, A., Ratynski, M. Aerosol Extinction
Australia's Black Summer pyrocumulonimbus super outbreak reveals potential for increasingly extreme stratospheric smoke events Peterson, David A., Fromm, Michael D., McRae, Richard H. D., Campbell, James R., Hyer, Edward J., Taha, Ghassan, Camacho, Christopher P., Kablick, George P., Schmidt, Chris C., DeLand, Matthew T. Aerosol Extinction
Tracking aerosols and SO2 clouds from the Raikoke eruption: 3D view from satellite observations Gorkavyi, Nick, Krotkov, Nickolay, Li, Can, Lait, Leslie, Colarco, Peter, Carn, Simon, DeLand, Matthew, Newman, Paul, Schoeberl, Mark, Taha, Ghassan, Torres, Omar, Vasilkov, Alexander, Joiner, Joanna Sulfur Dioxide, Aerosol Extinction
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