Hello,
This post is to warn you that AURAOMI ancillary files exhibit anomalous ozone values in southern hemisphere since day 138 (18 May 2021). Total ozone is obviously wrong (more than twice its normal value). This anomaly affects chlorophyll maps (wrong chl blooms at the location of the Aura tracks) built from your level 2 products.
Best regards,
Jacques
AURAOMI ozone files with anomalous values
AURAOMI ozone files with anomalous values
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Hello Jacques and all,
I am responsible for the OMI total ozone algorithm. Thank you for posting your observations about the anomalous OMI ozone data the began showing up in late spring. As you probably are aware, OMI has an instrument anomaly that degrades the quality of the data in a subset of the cross-track positions within the swath. The effects change with solar angle and also time to a degree.
We have an error detection code that flags the affected data but occasionally there is a glitch. We found that this had occurred in this case and made adjustments to the flagging. The updated data were distributed to the Goddard archive (GESDISC) but I don't know if they have reached the data source you access. If they have not, please let me know.
Best regards,
Dave
Go to full postI am responsible for the OMI total ozone algorithm. Thank you for posting your observations about the anomalous OMI ozone data the began showing up in late spring. As you probably are aware, OMI has an instrument anomaly that degrades the quality of the data in a subset of the cross-track positions within the swath. The effects change with solar angle and also time to a degree.
We have an error detection code that flags the affected data but occasionally there is a glitch. We found that this had occurred in this case and made adjustments to the flagging. The updated data were distributed to the Goddard archive (GESDISC) but I don't know if they have reached the data source you access. If they have not, please let me know.
Best regards,
Dave
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Re: AURAOMI ozone files with anomalous values
Jacques,
Thanks for the note. Yes, it appears that there is an issue with the ozone source. We are investigating.
Regards,
Sean
Thanks for the note. Yes, it appears that there is an issue with the ozone source. We are investigating.
Regards,
Sean
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Re: AURAOMI ozone files with anomalous values
Hello Jacques and all,
I am responsible for the OMI total ozone algorithm. Thank you for posting your observations about the anomalous OMI ozone data the began showing up in late spring. As you probably are aware, OMI has an instrument anomaly that degrades the quality of the data in a subset of the cross-track positions within the swath. The effects change with solar angle and also time to a degree.
We have an error detection code that flags the affected data but occasionally there is a glitch. We found that this had occurred in this case and made adjustments to the flagging. The updated data were distributed to the Goddard archive (GESDISC) but I don't know if they have reached the data source you access. If they have not, please let me know.
Best regards,
Dave
I am responsible for the OMI total ozone algorithm. Thank you for posting your observations about the anomalous OMI ozone data the began showing up in late spring. As you probably are aware, OMI has an instrument anomaly that degrades the quality of the data in a subset of the cross-track positions within the swath. The effects change with solar angle and also time to a degree.
We have an error detection code that flags the affected data but occasionally there is a glitch. We found that this had occurred in this case and made adjustments to the flagging. The updated data were distributed to the Goddard archive (GESDISC) but I don't know if they have reached the data source you access. If they have not, please let me know.
Best regards,
Dave
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Re: AURAOMI ozone files with anomalous values
Posting image of properly flagged data.
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Re: AURAOMI ozone files with anomalous values
david.haffner wrote:
> Hello Jacques and all,
>
> I am responsible for the OMI total ozone algorithm. Thank you for posting
> your observations about the anomalous OMI ozone data the began showing up
> in late spring. As you probably are aware, OMI has an instrument anomaly
> that degrades the quality of the data in a subset of the cross-track
> positions within the swath. The effects change with solar angle and also
> time to a degree.
>
> We have an error detection code that flags the affected data but
> occasionally there is a glitch. We found that this had occurred in this
> case and made adjustments to the flagging. The updated data were
> distributed to the Goddard archive (GESDISC) but I don't know if they have
> reached the data source you access. If they have not, please let me know.
>
> Best regards,
> Dave
Thanks for the awesome information.
> Hello Jacques and all,
>
> I am responsible for the OMI total ozone algorithm. Thank you for posting
> your observations about the anomalous OMI ozone data the began showing up
> in late spring. As you probably are aware, OMI has an instrument anomaly
> that degrades the quality of the data in a subset of the cross-track
> positions within the swath. The effects change with solar angle and also
> time to a degree.
>
> We have an error detection code that flags the affected data but
> occasionally there is a glitch. We found that this had occurred in this
> case and made adjustments to the flagging. The updated data were
> distributed to the Goddard archive (GESDISC) but I don't know if they have
> reached the data source you access. If they have not, please let me know.
>
> Best regards,
> Dave
Thanks for the awesome information.