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TOMSEPL3daer

TOMS Earth Probe UV Aerosol Index Daily L3 Global 1 deg x 1.25 deg Lat/Lon Grid V008 (TOMSEPL3daer) at GES DISC

This Earth Probe (EP) Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) version 8 daily global gridded data product contains UV aerosol index values. The data are mapped to a global grid of size 180 x 288 with a lat-long resolution of 1.00 x 1.25 degrees. These data are stored in an ASCII format. 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: ASCII

Temporal Extent:

1996-07-22 to 2005-12-31

Platform(s):

EP-TOMS

Data Center(s):

NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC

Instrument(s):

TOMS

Version:

008

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Title: TOMS Earth Probe UV Aerosol Index Daily L3 Global 1 deg x 1.25 deg Lat/Lon Grid V008
Version: 008
Creator: TOMS Science Team
Publisher: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
Linkage: https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/TOMSEPL3daer_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.

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Data Dates

Creation	2004-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
Last Revision	2004-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

Processing Level

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

Collection Progress
Complete
Use Constraints
Earth Probe TOMS data since 2002 should NOT be used for trend analysis because of calibration problems.

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Ancillary Keywords

UV Aerosol Index

ISO Topic Categories

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Projects

Project Short Name	Campaigns	Project Dates
TOMS	No campaigns listed.	No dates provided.

Coverage Type	Zone Identifier	Geometry	Granule Representation
HORIZONTAL		CARTESIAN	CARTESIAN

Location Keywords

- GEOGRAPHIC REGION
- GLOBAL
- VERTICAL LOCATION
- STRATOSPHERE
- VERTICAL LOCATION
- TROPOSPHERE

NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC
ARCHIVER

Goddard 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.
NASA GES DISC Website
https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

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PAWAN BHARTIA, PH. D
Investigator

PAWAN BHARTIA, PH. D
- NASA
  Goddard Space Flight Center
  Mailstop 613.3
  Greenbelt, MD 20771
301-614-5731

301-614-5903

Email
OMAR TORRES, PH. D
Investigator

OMAR TORRES, PH. D
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
  Code 614
  Greenbelt, MD 20771
301-614-6776

Email
JAY HERMAN, PH. D
Investigator

JAY HERMAN, PH. D
- NASA
  Goddard Space Flight Center
  Mailstop 614.0
  Greenbelt, MD 20771
Email
RICHARD MCPETERS, PH. D
Investigator

RICHARD MCPETERS, PH. D
- NASA
  Goddard Space Flight Center
  Mailstop 613.3
  Greenbelt, MD 20771
301-614-6038

301-614-5903

Email
JAMES JOHNSON
Metadata Author

JAMES JOHNSON
- 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 Contact

GES 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
301-614-5224

301-614-5268

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Metadata Dates

Creation	2011-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
Last Revision	2019-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

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Format: ASCII

Format Type: Native

Media: Online Archive

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Data Centers

NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC

Goddard 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

Data Contacts

PAWAN BHARTIA, PH. D

PAWAN BHARTIA, PH. D

OMAR TORRES, PH. D

OMAR TORRES, PH. D

JAY HERMAN, PH. D

JAY HERMAN, PH. D

RICHARD MCPETERS, PH. D

RICHARD MCPETERS, PH. D

JAMES JOHNSON

JAMES JOHNSON

GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP

GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP

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