S5P_L2__O3__PR_HiR: High-Resolution Ozone Profiles from Sentinel-5P

Sentinel-5P TROPOMI provides global ozone profile measurements with a horizontal resolution of 30x30 km² and a vertical resolution of 6 km. The data is collected at approximately 13:30 local solar time, starting from August 6, 2019. This Level 2 product is derived from hyperspectral measurements across ultraviolet, visible, and infrared wavelengths.

Use Cases

• Monitoring global and regional ozone distribution based on high spatial resolution (~5.5 km nadir) profiles.
• Analyzing tropospheric ozone for air quality assessments based on vertical resolution data.
• Studying atmospheric composition dynamics using hyperspectral measurements across UV-VIS, NIR, and SWIR bands.
• Validating atmospheric models with satellite-derived ozone profile observations.
• Tracking changes in ozone levels over time from the August 2019 start date.

Strengths

• Provides high spatial resolution ozone profiles (~5.5 km at nadir) from a dedicated atmospheric monitoring satellite.
• Offers a vertical resolution of 6 km and a horizontal resolution of 30x30 km² for detailed atmospheric structure analysis.
• Data collection is consistent, occurring at about 13:30 local solar time for uniform daily sampling.

Limitations

• Specific column names and dataset size (rows, file size) are unknown across all sources, limiting detailed structural understanding.
• License is ambiguously specified as 'other-license-specified' or 'None' across platforms, requiring further investigation for use.
• Update metadata is inconsistent; one source lists a last updated date (2026-04-09), while others list 'None'.

Provenance

Source

European Space Agency (ESA) and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, via the TROPOMI instrument on the Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite.

Collection Method

Nadir-viewing push-broom grating hyperspectral spectrometer measurements processed into Level 2 products.

Time Range

Starting from August 6, 2019.

Freshness

2026-04-09 22:06:46.991273

Geography

Global