Ozone in the air, combined sensors, summary (forward stream)
What it measures. The vertical distribution of ozone in the atmosphere along with the uncertainty of each estimate, presented in a condensed 'summary' form rather than full detail.
How it's made. Derived by combining the AIRS instrument on Aqua and the OMI instrument on Aura, processed with an optimal-estimation method, and written as daily files.
How & where you'd use it. Offers a streamlined version of the ozone-profile data for users who want the key numbers without the fuller diagnostic detail of the standard product. Covers 2021 onward.
What's measured
Coverage & cadence
- Time span2004-10-01 → ongoing
- Measured byAqua (AIRS) · Aura (OMI)
- Processing levelLevel 2
- Spatial extent-180, -90, 180, 90
- StatusACTIVE
What you can do with it
- Map air pollutants — NO₂, aerosols, ozone
- Track greenhouse gases and Earth's energy budget
- Feed weather and air-quality analysis
Official description
The TROPESS AIRS-Aqua and OMI-Aura L2 Ozone for Forward Stream, Summary Product contains the vertical distribution of the retrieved atmospheric state of ozone (O3), and formal uncertainties measured by the AIRS instrument on the EOS Aqua satellite and the OMI instrument on the EOS Aura satellite. The forward stream standard product is global for the time period from 2021-02-01 to present. The NASA TRopospheric Ozone and Precursors from Earth System Sounding (TROPESS) project, uses an optimal estimation algorithm, known as the MUlti-SpEctra, MUlti-SpEcies, Multi-SEnsors (MUSES). The data files are written in the netCDF version 4 file format, and each file contains one day of data. The data have a spatial resolution of 13 km x 24 km (OMI nadir FOV), and are reported at 26 vertical levels from the surface to 0.1 hPa. The principal investigator for the TROPESS project is Kevin W. Bowman.
Get the data
import earthaccess
earthaccess.login(strategy="netrc") # free Earthdata Login
results = earthaccess.search_data(
short_name="TRPSYL2O3AIRSOMIFS",
version="1",
bounding_box=(-122.5, 37.2, -121.8, 37.9), # your area (W,S,E,N)
temporal=("2024-01-01", "2024-12-31"), # your dates
)
files = earthaccess.open(results) # stream straight from GES_DISC Browsing CMR needs no login. Downloading or streaming bytes needs a free Earthdata Login + the earthaccess package. Official links
- Access the data via HTTPS. GET DATA
- Access the data via the OPeNDAP protocol. USE SERVICE API
- README Document VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- User's Guide VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- ATBD VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- TROPESS Mission Guide VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- Use the Earthdata Search to find and retrieve data sets across multiple data centers. GET DATA