ML3DZMHO2: Daily Hydroperoxy Zonal Means from Aura Satellite

ML3DZMHO2 is the EOS Aura Microwave Limb Sounder daily zonal mean product for hydroperoxy, produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Data coverage is from August 2, 2004 to current, with near-global spatial coverage from -85 to 85 degrees latitude. The data are stored in netCDF4 files following Climate and Forecast metadata conventions.

Use Cases

• Modeling atmospheric hydroperoxy concentrations based on daily zonal means.
• Analyzing long-term trends in atmospheric chemistry based on data from 2004 to present.
• Studying diurnal variations in trace gases based on separate daytime and nighttime data groups.
• Validating climate models based on satellite-derived vertical profiles from 21.5 to 0.0464 hPa.

Strengths

• Long temporal coverage from August 2, 2004 to current.
• Near-global spatial coverage from -85 to 85 degrees latitude.
• Data follows Climate and Forecast (CF) metadata conventions for interoperability.
• Vertical resolution is about 5 km across a recommended range of 21.5 to 0.0464 hPa.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Derived from radiances measured by the 640 GHz radiometer on the EOS Aura Microwave Limb Sounder.

Time Range

August 2, 2004 to current

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:01:54.308300; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Near-global (-85 degrees to 85 degrees latitude)