TOMS Earth-Probe Ozone (O3) Total Column 1-Orbit L2 Swath 50 x 50 km V008 (TOMSEPL2) at GES DISC
The Earth Probe (EP) Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) version 8 orbital swath data product contains total column ozone, UV aerosol index, and Lambertian effective surface reflectivity (Rayleigh corrected) at approximately 50x50 km2 resolution (at nadir). This product also contains some auxiliary derived and ancillary parameters including N-values, SO2 index, cloud fraction, cloud pressure, ozone below clouds, terrain height, geolocation, solar and satellite viewing angles, and data quality flags. These data are stored in the version 5 EOS Hierarchical Data Format (HDF-EOS5). The TOMS data were produced by the Laboratory for Atmospheres at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Code 614).
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: HDF-EOS5 |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | EP-TOMS | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC | Instrument(s): | TOMS |
| Version: | 008 | ||
- Title: TOMS Earth-Probe Ozone (O3) Total Column 1-Orbit L2 Swath 50 x 50 km V008
- Version: 008
- Creator: TOMS Science Team
- Publisher: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
- Release Date: 1996-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Linkage: https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/TOMSEPL2_008.html
- USER'S GUIDE: https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/TOMS/EARTHPROBE_USERGUIDE.PDF, Earth Probe TOMS Data Product User's Guide.
- ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD): https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/TOMS/v8toms_atbd.pdf, TOMS V8 ATBD document.
Collection Information
Data Identification
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Processing Level
2
- Quality EP TOMS started experiencing calibration problems since 2002. For data beginning in year 2000, the calibration has been stabilized relative to NOAA-16 SBUV/2 in the equatorial zone. Because of continuing changes in the optical properties of the front scan mirror that are not well understood, data are showing a latitude dependent error that cannot be corrected by a simple calibration correction. The calibration appears to be stable near the equator. But by 50 degrees latitude, there is now a -2% to -4% error in TOMS, a bit larger in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere. Because of this error, data since 2002 should NOT be used for trend analysis.
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Collection Progress
Complete
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Use Constraints
Earth Probe TOMS data since 2002 should NOT be used for trend analysis because of calibration problems.
Data Dates
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Related URLs
Other Descriptive Keywords
Ancillary Keywords
- Total Column Ozone
- UV Aerosol Index
- UV Effective Surface Reflectivity
ISO Topic Categories
- CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Acquisition Information
Projects
| Project Short Name | Campaigns | Project Dates |
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| TOMS | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
Temporal Information
Spatial Information
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | GEODETIC |
Location Keywords
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION
- GLOBAL
- VERTICAL LOCATION
- STRATOSPHERE
- VERTICAL LOCATION
- TROPOSPHERE
Data Centers
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NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC
ARCHIVERGoddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
This data center does not have any addresses listed.
This data center does not have any contact mechanisms listed.
Data Contacts
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PAWAN BHARTIA, PH. D
InvestigatorPAWAN BHARTIA, PH. D
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NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Mailstop 613.3
Greenbelt, MD 20771
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OMAR TORRES, PH. D
InvestigatorOMAR TORRES, PH. D
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 614
Greenbelt, MD 20771
301-614-6776
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RICHARD MCPETERS, PH. D
InvestigatorRICHARD MCPETERS, PH. D
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NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Mailstop 613.3
Greenbelt, MD 20771
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JAMES JOHNSON
Metadata AuthorJAMES JOHNSON
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 610.2
Greenbelt, MD 20771
301-614-5121
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GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP
Data Center ContactGES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP
NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC-
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
Code 610.2
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
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Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: HDF-EOS5
Format Type: Native
Media: Online Archive
Fees: none