Could not find * in our data catalog... Workflow failed
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2026 8:45 pm America/New_York
Today (00:00 UTC 2026-08-06) I'm finding that using Giovanni (v 4.40) in-browser for plotting any time series data is failing.
I've tested it on a range of products, different locations (bounding boxes), and time ranges. Using it for atmospheric research on radiation. Many products that were working just 4 weeks ago are now failing.
Example errors:
Could not find OMTO3e_003_ColumnAmountO3 in our data catalog... Workflow failed
Could not find M2TMNPCLD_5_12_4_CLOUD in our data catalog... Workflow failed
Could not find M2TMNPCLD_5_12_4_QI in our data catalog... Workflow failed
Completed generation of data field data product information... Workflow failed
Finished searching for data.... Workflow failed
OMTO3e_003_ColumnAmountO3 in particular, I know was working a month ago for the time ranges I am checking.
I'm also getting warnings when I open bookmarked links:
Warning: Failed to parse auto complete suggestions obtained from the server.
Example links:
https://giovanni.gsfc.nasa.gov/giovanni/#service=ArAvTs&starttime=2025-01-01T00:00:00Z&endtime=2026-07-31T23:59:59Z&bbox=-90,30,-86,34&data=OMAERUVd_003_FinalAerosolOpticalDepth500%2COMTO3e_003_ColumnAmountO3%2CMOD08_D3_6_1_Atmospheric_Water_Vapor_QA_Mean%2CM2T1NXSLV_5_12_4_TQV%2CNLDAS_FORA0125_H_2_0_PSurf%2CNLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_Albedo&dataKeyword=albedo
https://giovanni.gsfc.nasa.gov/giovanni/#service=ArAvTs&starttime=2025-05-10T00:00:00Z&endtime=2025-09-04T23:59:59Z&bbox=-86,37,-81,42&data=MOD08_D3_6_1_Cloud_Effective_Radius_Liquid_Mean%2CMOD08_D3_6_1_Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Combined_Mean%2CMOD08_D3_6_1_Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Ice_Mean%2CMOD08_D3_6_1_Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Liquid_Mean%2CM2TMNPCLD_5_12_4_INCLOUDQI(z%3D500)%2CM2TMNPCLD_5_12_4_INCLOUDQL(z%3D500)%2CM2TMNXRAD_5_12_4_TAUTOT%2CM2TMNXRAD_5_12_4_TAULOW%2CM2TMNXRAD_5_12_4_TAUMID%2CM2TMNPCLD_5_12_4_QI(z%3D1000)%2CM2TMNPCLD_5_12_4_QL(z%3D1000)%2CM2T1NXRAD_5_12_4_CLDTOT%2CM2T1NXRAD_5_12_4_CLDHGH%2CM2T1NXRAD_5_12_4_CLDMID%2CM2T1NXRAD_5_12_4_CLDLOW%2CMYD08_D3_6_1_Cloud_Top_Pressure_Night_Mean%2CMOD08_D3_6_1_Cloud_Fraction_Day_Mean&dataKeyword=cloud
OS: Windows 11 Home (Version 10.0.26200 Build 26200)
I've tested it on a range of products, different locations (bounding boxes), and time ranges. Using it for atmospheric research on radiation. Many products that were working just 4 weeks ago are now failing.
Example errors:
Could not find OMTO3e_003_ColumnAmountO3 in our data catalog... Workflow failed
Could not find M2TMNPCLD_5_12_4_CLOUD in our data catalog... Workflow failed
Could not find M2TMNPCLD_5_12_4_QI in our data catalog... Workflow failed
Completed generation of data field data product information... Workflow failed
Finished searching for data.... Workflow failed
OMTO3e_003_ColumnAmountO3 in particular, I know was working a month ago for the time ranges I am checking.
I'm also getting warnings when I open bookmarked links:
Warning: Failed to parse auto complete suggestions obtained from the server.
Example links:
https://giovanni.gsfc.nasa.gov/giovanni/#service=ArAvTs&starttime=2025-01-01T00:00:00Z&endtime=2026-07-31T23:59:59Z&bbox=-90,30,-86,34&data=OMAERUVd_003_FinalAerosolOpticalDepth500%2COMTO3e_003_ColumnAmountO3%2CMOD08_D3_6_1_Atmospheric_Water_Vapor_QA_Mean%2CM2T1NXSLV_5_12_4_TQV%2CNLDAS_FORA0125_H_2_0_PSurf%2CNLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_Albedo&dataKeyword=albedo
https://giovanni.gsfc.nasa.gov/giovanni/#service=ArAvTs&starttime=2025-05-10T00:00:00Z&endtime=2025-09-04T23:59:59Z&bbox=-86,37,-81,42&data=MOD08_D3_6_1_Cloud_Effective_Radius_Liquid_Mean%2CMOD08_D3_6_1_Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Combined_Mean%2CMOD08_D3_6_1_Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Ice_Mean%2CMOD08_D3_6_1_Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Liquid_Mean%2CM2TMNPCLD_5_12_4_INCLOUDQI(z%3D500)%2CM2TMNPCLD_5_12_4_INCLOUDQL(z%3D500)%2CM2TMNXRAD_5_12_4_TAUTOT%2CM2TMNXRAD_5_12_4_TAULOW%2CM2TMNXRAD_5_12_4_TAUMID%2CM2TMNPCLD_5_12_4_QI(z%3D1000)%2CM2TMNPCLD_5_12_4_QL(z%3D1000)%2CM2T1NXRAD_5_12_4_CLDTOT%2CM2T1NXRAD_5_12_4_CLDHGH%2CM2T1NXRAD_5_12_4_CLDMID%2CM2T1NXRAD_5_12_4_CLDLOW%2CMYD08_D3_6_1_Cloud_Top_Pressure_Night_Mean%2CMOD08_D3_6_1_Cloud_Fraction_Day_Mean&dataKeyword=cloud
OS: Windows 11 Home (Version 10.0.26200 Build 26200)