Dataset Information

IdentifierProductDOI: 10.5067/AURA/OMI/DATA3010
ProductGenerationAlgorithm: OMHCHOd
RangeBeginningDate: 2021-09-03
ContactPersonName: Kelly Chance
GranuleID: OMI-Aura_L3-OMHCHOd_2021m0903_v003-2021m0904t062114.nc
RangeBeginningTime: 00:00:00Z
RangeEndingTime: 00:00:00Z
ContactPersonEmail: kchange@cfa.harvard.edu
DataSetQuality: OMHCHOd dataset has been computed after excluding level 2 observations with SZA > 70 and cloud fraction > 0.3 and including only the highest quality retrievals as characterized by the level 2 product quality flags. Further details can be found in the OMHCHOd.README file
ProcessingLevel: Level 3
VersionID: 003
IdentifierProductionDOIAuthority: https://www.doi.org
references: Sun et al., 2018 (https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-6679-2018),Gonzalez Abad et al., 2015 (https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-19-2015)
SouthernmostLatitude: -90.00000000
ContactPersonRole: Lead algorithm scientist
ObservationArea: Global
institution: OMI SIPS
ProductionDateTime: 2021m0904t062114Z
NorthernmostLatitude: 90.00000000
MaximumCloudFraction: 0.3000000119
ProductGenerationAlgorithmVersion: 0.0.5
LongitudeResolution: 0.1000000015
title: OMI/Aura Formaldehyde (HCHO) Total Column Daily L3 Weighted Mean Global 0.1deg Lat/Lon Grid
MaximumSZA: 70.00000000
Format: NetCDF-4
EasternmostLongitude: 180.0000000
InputOriginalFile: OMI-Aura_L2-OMHCHO_2021m0902t2240-o91142_v003-2021m0903t065449.he5,OMI-Aura_L2-OMHCHO_2021m0903t0018-o91143_v003-2021m0903t065326.he5,OMI-Aura_L2-OMHCHO_2021m0903t0157-o91144_v003-2021m0903t084801.he5,OMI-Aura_L2-OMHCHO_2021m0903t0336-o91145_v003-2021m0903t101525.he5,OMI-Aura_L2-OMHCHO_2021m0903t0515-o91146_v003-2021m0903t123054.he5,OMI-Aura_L2-OMHCHO_2021m0903t0654-o91147_v003-2021m0903t151830.he5,OMI-Aura_L2-OMHCHO_2021m0903t0833-o91148_v003-2021m0903t171637.he5,OMI-Aura_L2-OMHCHO_2021m0903t1012-o91149_v003-2021m0903t170214.he5,OMI-Aura_L2-OMHCHO_2021m0903t1151-o91150_v003-2021m0903t193044.he5,OMI-Aura_L2-OMHCHO_2021m0903t1329-o91151_v003-2021m0903t195545.he5,OMI-Aura_L2-OMHCHO_2021m0903t1508-o91152_v003-2021m0903t223451.he5,OMI-Aura_L2-OMHCHO_2021m0903t1647-o91153_v003-2021m0904t005312.he5,OMI-Aura_L2-OMHCHO_2021m0903t1826-o91154_v003-2021m0904t022300.he5,OMI-Aura_L2-OMHCHO_2021m0903t2005-o91155_v003-2021m0904t022253.he5,OMI-Aura_L2-OMHCHO_2021m0903t2144-o91156_v003-2021m0904t041106.he5,OMI-Aura_L2-OMHCHO_2021m0903t2323-o91157_v003-2021m0904t055511.he5
Conventions: CF-1.7
source: OMI
DayOfYear: 246
LatitudeResolution: 0.1000000015
LongName: OMI/Aura Formaldehyde (HCHO) Total Column Daily L3 Weighted Mean Global 0.1deg Lat/Lon Grid
RangeEndingDate: 2021-09-04
ShortName: OMHCHOd
WesternmostLongitude: -180.0000000
history: 2021m0904t062114Z; Original file created by OMI SIPS


Variables in this Dataset

key_science_data_column_amount: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..1799][longitude = 0..3599]
_FillValue: -1.000000015e+30
comment: mean formaldehyde column amount; units of molecules/cm^2
long_name: HCHO column amount
units: molecules/cm^2
coordinates: longitude latitude
_Storage: contiguous
origname: column_amount
fullnamepath: /key_science_data/column_amount
key_science_data_column_uncertainty: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..1799][longitude = 0..3599]
_FillValue: -1.000000015e+30
comment: mean column amount uncertainty; units of molecules/cm^2
long_name: HCHO column uncertainty
units: molecules/cm^2
coordinates: longitude latitude
_Storage: contiguous
origname: column_uncertainty
fullnamepath: /key_science_data/column_uncertainty
support_data_albedo: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..1799][longitude = 0..3599]
_FillValue: -1.000000015e+30
comment: surface albedo
long_name: surface albedo
units: 1
valid_min: 0.000000000
valid_max: 1.000000000
coordinates: longitude latitude
_Storage: contiguous
origname: albedo
fullnamepath: /support_data/albedo
support_data_terrain_height: Array of 16 bit Integers [latitude = 0..1799][longitude = 0..3599]
_FillValue: -30000
comment: terrain height
long_name: terrain height
units: m
valid_min: -1000
valid_max: 10000
coordinates: longitude latitude
_Storage: contiguous
origname: terrain_height
fullnamepath: /support_data/terrain_height
support_data_cloud_fraction: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..1799][longitude = 0..3599]
_FillValue: -1.000000015e+30
comment: cloud fraction for AMF calculation
long_name: AMF cloud fraction
units: 1
valid_min: 0.000000000
valid_max: 1.000000000
coordinates: longitude latitude
_Storage: contiguous
origname: cloud_fraction
fullnamepath: /support_data/cloud_fraction
support_data_cloud_pressure: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..1799][longitude = 0..3599]
_FillValue: -1.000000015e+30
comment: cloud pressure for AMF calculation
long_name: AMF cloud pressure
units: hPa
valid_min: 0.000000000
valid_max: 1200.000000
coordinates: longitude latitude
_Storage: contiguous
origname: cloud_pressure
fullnamepath: /support_data/cloud_pressure
support_data_amf: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..1799][longitude = 0..3599]
_FillValue: -1.000000015e+30
comment: air mass factor (AMF)
long_name: air mass factor
units: 1
valid_min: 0.000000000
valid_max: 100.0000000
coordinates: longitude latitude
_Storage: contiguous
origname: amf
fullnamepath: /support_data/amf
support_data_sample_weight: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..1799][longitude = 0..3599]
_FillValue: -1.000000015e+30
comment: sample weight
long_name: sample weight
units: 1
valid_min: 0.000000000
coordinates: longitude latitude
_Storage: contiguous
origname: sample_weight
fullnamepath: /support_data/sample_weight
qa_statistics_num_samples: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..1799][longitude = 0..3599]
_FillValue: -1.000000000
comment: number of samples in the calculation considering the summed spatial sensitivity of all satellite pixels in each level 3 grid box
long_name: number of samples
units: 1
valid_min: 0.000000000
valid_max: 1000.000000
coordinates: longitude latitude
_Storage: contiguous
origname: num_samples
fullnamepath: /qa_statistics/num_samples
qa_statistics_data_quality_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [latitude = 0..1799][longitude = 0..3599]
_FillValue: 2
comment: main data quality flag. 0 (good, number of samples > 0.1)1 (good, number of samples < 0.1) 2 (bad / not computed)
long_name: main data quality flag
falg_values: 0, 1, 2
flag_meanings: good_number_of_samples_greater_than_0.1 good_number_of_samples_less_than_0.1 bad_or_not_computed
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 2
coordinates: longitude latitude
_Storage: contiguous
origname: data_quality_flag
fullnamepath: /qa_statistics/data_quality_flag
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..1799]
_FillValue: -1.000000015e+30
comment: latitude at grid box center
long_name: latitude
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.00000000
valid_max: 90.00000000
_Storage: contiguous
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /latitude
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..3599]
_FillValue: -1.000000015e+30
comment: longitude at grid box center
long_name: longitude
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.0000000
valid_max: 180.0000000
_Storage: contiguous
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /longitude