.. _vx-data-omi_aura_toms_level_3.rst:

OMI Aura Level 3 Total Ozone
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Description
  NASA Level-3 Aura/OMI Global Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer-Like (TOMS-Like) Total Column Ozone gridded product OMTO3e (0.25deg Lat/Lon grid)

  https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datasets/OMTO3e_003/summary

Sample image
  .. image:: images/OMTO3e_003.png
   :width: 600

Recommended use
  Evaluating total column ozone with remotely-sensed data

File format
  HDF-EOS5

Location of data
  https://acdisc.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/Aura_OMI_Level3/OMTO3e.003/ 

Access restrictions
  Access to GES DISC data requires all users to be registered with the Earthdata Login system.

Spatial resolution, grid, or coverage
  Full global coverage on at 0.25 degree grid

Temporal resolution
  1 day
  
Starting and/or ending dates
  2004-10-01 to 2024-05-12

Data latency
  ~1 day

Variables available
  Total Column Ozone

METplus Use Cases
  Link to `METplus Use Cases <https://metplus.readthedocs.io/en/develop/search.html?q=VxDataOMIAURATOMSLEV3%26%26UseCase&check_keywords=yes&area=default>`_ for this dataset.

Keywords
  .. note:: **Current Dataset:** VxDataOMIAURATOMSLEV3

  .. note:: **Data Labels:** DataTypeGridded, DataLevelSatellite, DataProviderNASA, DataApplicationMediumRange