Three GOME-2 instruments on MetOp-A, -B, and -C satellites provide global ozone distribution data, cloud properties, and ultraviolet radiation intensities. DLR generates these operational level 2 products for EUMETSAT's AC-SAF, with near-real-time data available within two hours of sensing. The dataset continues a long-term atmospheric trace gas monitoring series initiated by earlier instruments.
Use Cases
- Analyze global ozone total column trends over time using the GDP 4.x algorithm outputs.
- Correlate retrieved cloud property data with ozone slant column measurements to study atmospheric interactions.
- Model ultraviolet radiation intensity patterns using the GDOAS DOAS-style retrieval data.
- Validate atmospheric chemistry models by comparing them with near-real-time trace gas constituent measurements.
Strengths
- Continuous monitoring from three separate satellite instruments launched in 2006, 2012, and 2018.
- Near-real-time data availability within two hours of satellite sensing.
- Products generated using the improved GDOAS algorithm within the standardized UPAS processor.
Limitations
- Specific row counts, geographic resolution, and temporal coverage details are not provided in the input.
- Data quality and consistency may vary across the three different satellite platforms and their operational lifetimes.
Provenance
- Source
- DLR (German Aerospace Center) for EUMETSAT's AC-SAF.
- Collection Method
- Satellite remote sensing via the GOME-2 instruments on MetOp-A, -B, and -C, processed with the GDP/UPAS system.
- Time Range
- Operational since MetOp-A launch in October 2006.
- Freshness
- Near-real-time (within two hours of sensing).
- Geography
- Global