ML3MBO3: Monthly Binned Ozone Mixing Ratio from Aura Satellite

Monthly binned ozone data derived from radiances measured by the EOS Aura Microwave Limb Sounder's 240 GHz radiometer. The dataset provides near-global spatial coverage from -82 to +82 degrees latitude with a 4x5 degree resolution and vertical data from 261 to 0.0215 hPa. It is produced by NASA and archived in netCDF4 format.

Use Cases

• Modeling global ozone distribution based on near-global spatial coverage and vertical resolution.
• Analyzing long-term ozone trends based on monthly binned temporal aggregation.
• Validating atmospheric chemistry models based on satellite-derived ozone mixing ratios.
• Studying stratospheric ozone profiles based on the specified vertical pressure range.

Strengths

• Near-global spatial coverage from -82 to +82 degrees latitude.
• Specific vertical resolution between 2.5 and 6 km across a defined pressure range.
• Data is archived in netCDF4 format, which is compatible with HDF5 tools.

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 EOS Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) 240 GHz radiometer.

Time Range

Monthly binned temporal aggregation.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:31:28.159481; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Near-global (-82 to +82 degrees latitude).