TOMS/N7 MS SO2 Vertical Column 1-Orbit L2 Swath 50x50 km V3 (TOMSN7SO2) at GES DISC

Description

Version 3 is the current version of the data set. Older versions will no longer be available and have been superseded by Version 3. The goal of this data set is to create and archive a Level 2 SO2 Earth Science Data Record (ESDR) from backscatter Ultraviolet (BUV) measurements from Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) flown on NASA's Nimbus - 7 satellite in 1978-1993. We apply TOMS ozone team calibration techniques and consistent MEaSUREs SO2 (MS_SO2) algorithm, to obtain the best measurement-based ESDR of volcanic and anthropogenic SO2 masses and emissions. As part of the NASA's Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program, the Goddard Earth Science (GES) Data and Information Data Center (DISC) has released a new SO2 Earth System Data Record (ESDR), TOMSN7SO2, re-processed using new 4 UV wavelength bands MS_SO2 algorithm that spans the full Nimbus 7 data period. TOMSN7SO2 is a Level 2 orbital swath product, which will be used to study the fifteen-year SO2 record from the Nimbus-7 TOMS and to expand the historical database of known volcanic eruptions. Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) is a short-lived gas primarily produced by volcanoes, power plants, refineries, metal smelting and burning of fossil fuels. Where SO2 remains near the Earth s surface, it is toxic, causes acid rain, and degrades air quality. Where SO2 is lofted into the free troposphere, it forms aerosols that can alter cloud reflectivity and precipitation. In the stratosphere, volcanic SO2 forms sulfate aerosols that can result in climate change.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Access the data via the OPeNDAP protocol. https://measures.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/opendap/SO2/TOMSN7SO2.3
21 Global Sulfur Dioxide Monitoring Home Page https://so2.gsfc.nasa.gov/
21 Use the Earthdata Search to find and retrieve data sets across multiple data centers. https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=TOMSN7SO2
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FMEASURES%2FSO2%2FDATA204
34 Pinatubo_sample_06191991.png https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/MEaSUREs/Krotkov/Pinatubo_sample_06191991.png
21 Access the dataset landing page from the GES DISC website. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/TOMSN7SO2_3.html
21 Access the data via HTTP https://measures.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/SO2/TOMSN7SO2.3
33 README.TOMSN7SO2.3.pdf https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/MEaSUREs/Krotkov/README.TOMSN7SO2.3.pdf

Tags

  • climate-indicators
  • human-dimensions
  • atmosphere
  • atmospheric-chemistry
  • natural-hazards
  • air-quality
  • paleoclimate-indicators
  • earth-science

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